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Photo of James Vaughn, shown here at the Hai Van Pass in Vietnam, got into a sticky situation in search of a shower during the war.

A Desperate Quest for a Shower Soon Turned Into a Comedy of Errors for this Soldier in Vietnam

by James Vaughn8/22/20238/21/2023
Photo of a female Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper (Trimeresurus fucatus) in the rainforest at night at Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Human Enemies Weren’t the Only Thing That Were Lethal to U.S. Troops in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/21/20238/23/2023
merrills-marauders-burma

Glamorized by Hollywood, Merrill’s Marauders Faced a Brutal Reality in Burma

by Gavin Mortimer8/21/20238/21/2023

A Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient Shares Leadership Lessons

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/15/20238/17/2023
ww2-turkey-gasmask

How Did Turkey—Completely Surrounded by Warring Powers—Remain Neutral During Most of World War II?

by Mac Carey8/15/20238/22/2023
Illustrtion of a Monitor M-92-1 with labels.

The Technology Behind The Navy’s River Monitors In Vietnam

by Carl O. Schuster8/14/20239/8/2023

How One Mother Managed to Save Her Son at Guadalcanal — From Ohio

by Claire Barrett8/2/20238/2/2023

How Matt Damon Went Full Army for ‘Oppenheimer’

by Sarah Sicard7/27/20237/27/2023

Graphic Novel Tells Story of Vietnam Pilot Who Flew Into Enemy Fire

by Sarah Sicard7/26/20237/26/2023

In 1955 an American TV Show Did the Unthinkable: It Ambushed A Hiroshima Survivor With An Enola Gay Pilot

by Claire Barrett7/21/20237/21/2023

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