B-57Bs flew their first real combat missions, and the first bomb strike by jet aircraft on South Vietnamese soil, in 1965. Their exploits and incursions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail into Laotian air space were buried in secrecy.
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Light My Fire: Zippos in Vietnam
While the austere Zippo lighter was ubiquitous among GIs during WWII, it became a cultural icon in Vietnam.
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My War – Ned E. Seath
While in a firefight, he reassembled an M-60 from two damaged guns and stood up to finish off the NVA who were coming up on a line, about 30-40 feet away, earning him the Navy Cross 44 years later
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The Shack is Back
In Britain, volunteers have spent 13 years renovating a 1954 Avro Shackleton bomber that served a remarkable 37 years with the RAF.
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Fokker Revival
Under the leadership of owner Achim Engels, Engels Aeroplanbau in Württemberg is producing full-scale airworthy replicas of German World War I aircraft.
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Going Up?
On March 5, 2011, cluster balloonist Jonathan Trappe re-created the flying house from the Disney/Pixar film Up.
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Daily Quiz for May 12, 2011
This was the first reigning British monarch to visit the United States.
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Daily Quiz for May 11, 2011
What is called the most intense battle against a town or fort in the Western Indian wars was fought in this state.
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Online Gallery: Battle for the West
MHQ’s Summer 2011 issue features “Battle for the West,” a special package of stories about clashes between the U.S. Army and American Indians after the Civil War.
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Daily Quiz for May 10, 2011
This medieval king and crusader regained Jerusalem through negotiation rather than armed conquest.