Gen. “Tom” Hill played a key role in Operation Desert Storm, but he cut his teeth leading a platoon in Vietnam
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Daily Quiz for March 14, 2012
During this battle of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 a British force of over 1,800 soldiers was virtually annihilated by a Zulu force of about 12,000.
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Reviews – Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam by Lewis Sorley, is extensively researched and argued with precision, but it is not a balanced biography of Westmoreland so much as it is an indictment, and a damning one at that
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Arsenal | HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant
The HH-53’s armor, heavy lifting capability, maneuverability, range and speed made it ideal for CSAR and special ops during the Vietnam War
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My War – Bud Willis
On a Huey gunship escort for a deep recon mission in Laos, Willis found out that a dead comrade had been left behind
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Daily Quiz for March 13, 2012
This German devised the war plan that, somewhat modified, was used by Germany against France and Russia at the beginning of World War I.
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Interview: Wesley Fox / MoH recipient and author
Fox talks about his quest to command a rifle company in I Corps in 1969, almost 20 years since he’d served in Korea.
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Anita “Neta” Snook
Anita “Neta” Snook had many “firsts” as a female aviator, but she is best remembered as the woman who taught Amelia Earhart how to fly.
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Daily Quiz for March 12, 2012
On Sept. 5, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety in France declared this would be the order of the day.
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Daily Quiz for March 11, 2012
This state was the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.