that a small group of inmates at longdon jail in vietnam, the u.s. army stockade unleashed a storm of uncontrolled violence and systemic destruction. by morning one inmate was dead, the stockade was a smoldering wreck and prisoners remained in control of one of its three compounds. now, the american press didn't pay much attention, but that was probably due to the timing. this corresponded with the democratic national convention of 1968 and if you think the country is divided right now, look back a few decades. a minor prison riot on the other side of the world couldn't compete with tanks in chicago. as far as violence in vietnam went, for perspective, 537 american service members had been killed in action that month alone. so in many ways it's not surprising that the uprising at longdon jail didn't get much notice from the american press and army leaders, white army leaders were grateful for that small advantage. but longdon was the headquarters and people in power were paying attention, even if the nooi"newk times" was not. as the days turned into