In 1993 retired Lt. Col. Charles A. Krohn shocked the U.S. Army with his […]
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Discovering—and Foiling—a Plot to Claim Undeserved Medals
No medical form, no Purple Heart.
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Vietnam’s Wild Weasels
A band of daring fliers team up in a classified program to take out […]
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Vietnam Book Review: Aircraft Carriers at War
Aircraft Carriers at War by James L. Holloway. Naval Institute Press, Washington, D.C., 2007, […]
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Korea’s Myth-Making Marines
The Blue Dragon Marine Brigade’s service in Vietnam earned it a legendary reputation. On […]
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World Airways’ Audacious Airlift
Just days before Saigon’s fall in April 1975, Ed Daly and Charles Patterson of […]
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MS Amastra’s perilous duty on behalf of the US at Nha Trang
It is rare that a naval vessel once sunk to the bottom of the […]
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Build Your Own Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Anyone who has seen the epic D-Day film The Longest Day has surely been […]
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How General Taylor Made the Case for Combat Troops in Vietnam
A memo to President Kennedy made the case for combat troops in Vietnam—but it used deeply flawed arguments
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This Forgotten Fighter Plane Drew First Blood in the Korean War
In a brief but eventful combat career, the F-82 Twin Mustang proved its worth over Korea.