A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
when did Myrtle Lee Tripp's second husband, Frank Vann, finally adopt John Paul Vann as his son? Why did it take so long?
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Frank Vann adopted John Paul Vann just two months before John Paul Vann's eighteenth birthday. Even though he always loved John Paul Vann and treated him well, he was not allowed to adopt John Paul Vann until he was almost full-grown because Myrtle Lee Tripp didn't want him to.