In response to questions from a reader, Vietnam magazine takes a closer look at the experiences of Australia’s Vietnam veterans after they returned home.
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Vietnam Medal of Honor Marine Dies After Decade-Long Battle With Cancer
Canley received the Medal of Honor in October 2018 from then-President Donald Trump, after a separate decade’s long battle: one with the Pentagon’s red tape to approve his award.
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Finland’s Whirlwind Fighter Plane: A One-Off Messerschmitt Clone
Finland’s best fighter was too late to fight, but a handful of dedicated workers saved it for posterity.
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How Volunteer Soldiers Blocked Robert E. Lee—By Burning the World’s Longest Covered Bridge
A brief but sharp skirmish at Wrightsville marked the easternmost Confederate advance in Pennsylvania during the Gettysburg Campaign.
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Does America Needs Its ‘Doomsday Plane’?
The E-4B “Nightwatch” National Airborne Operations Center was built to withstand a nuclear attack
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Toss Grenades From an Open Cockpit? In 1911, an American Soldier Had a Better Idea.
Near the dawn of the air age, an Army lieutenant realized that the airplane provided the ultimate high ground.
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Are We on the Eve of Another Civil War?
Does the turmoil of the 1860s present a fair comparison with current events?
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Did These Western Bumblers Invent the Selfie — and Preserve Plains Indian Culture by Mistake?
A Prussian prince named Max ventured out West in 1832 and had the good sense to bring along trained artist Karl Bodmer.
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The Warriors Who Nearly Destroyed Cortés—Before Joining Him
As Hernán Cortés made his way toward the Aztecan heart of Mexico, the conquistador ran up against the Tlaxcalans, a people who could ally with or annihilate him.
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Javelin Missile: Made by the US, Wielded by Ukraine, Feared by Russia
The American-made FGM-148 Javelin has been making mincemeat of T-72s and T-90s in Ukraine, according to reports.