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Photo of Infantrymen of the U.S. 4th Division move across clearing passing poncho-wrapped body of a buddy at the spot where he fell in Vietnam on March 23, 1967. Action took place 20 miles northwest of Pleiku in the central highlands of Vietnam, near the Cambodian border.

How A Search for Missing Comrades in Vietnam Led Two Infantry Companies Straight Into an Enemy Inferno

by Warren Wilkins6/19/20235/15/2023
Photo of HALO parachutists of SOG link up beneath a Huey helicopter above Camp Long Thanh.

Their Existence Was Denied by the US Government. Their Mission Photos Proved Otherwise

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher6/16/20236/16/2023
ww2-solomons-island-ordnance-shells

WWII Ordnance Still Kills Civilians in the Solomons. This Non-Profit Is Working to Change That.

by World War II Magazine6/13/20236/13/2023
Photo of a O-2A Super Skymaster, used as a FAC aircraft, fires a smoke rocket at an enemy stronghold. The smoke rocket will mark the area for strike aircraft. Fast reaction time and increased time over target, plus the safety factor of its two engines make the O-2 ideal for both psychological warfare and FAC missions.

This Plane Made all the Difference in Vietnam — So Did its Aviators

by Barry Levine6/12/20235/15/2023

43 of the Most Timeless War Movies Ever Made

by Sarah Sicard and Jon Simkins6/8/20236/8/2023

When is a Mustang not a Mustang?

by Jon Guttman5/31/20235/31/2023
Photo of Marine commando forces of the French Expeditionary Corps wading ashore from a landing craft, in the Annam region in central Vietnam, as war operations against the Communist Viet Minh continue, on July 27, 1950.

How France’s “Black Tigers” Used WWII Resistance Tactics in Vietnam

by Andrew McGregor5/31/20239/11/2023

Chinese Ship Accused of Looting Iconic WWII Wrecks

by Claire Barrett5/30/20236/1/2023

Sunken US Navy WWII Destroyer Discovered Off Okinawan Coast

by Zamone Perez5/26/20235/26/2023
Photo of author Jerry Dallape (right) and his buddy Gordon “Gus” Gustafson had an unusual adventure in Vietnam.

This Marine Used a Gunny Outhouse Without Permission. Then He Accidentally Burned It Down. 

by Jerry Dallape5/22/20235/23/2023

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