Marine pilots in their diminutive Douglas A-4 Skyhawks provided vital close air support for ground forces in Vietnam.
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The Turkestan Incident
How two F-105 pilots and their commander got entangled in the geopolitics of the Vietnam War.
Posted inReview
Telling A Sniper’s Story
Chuck Mawhinney is the highest scoring sniper in the U.S. Marine Corps. A new book explores his Vietnam War experiences.
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Read Henry Kissinger’s Secret Message on the Fall of Saigon
A classified document from the National Archives reveals a very frank message from Kissinger about the impending end of the Vietnam War.
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The Flying Gas Station: How the KC-135 Stratotanker Saved Planes When They Were in a Pinch
This plane became the tanker of choice during the Vietnam War.
Posted inStories
How Did NORAD Start Tracking Santa?
A holiday tradition began thanks to the kindness of World War II pilot and Vietnam War veteran Col. Harry Shoup.
Posted inStories
Time Capsule: What Were the Most Popular Movies, Music, TV Shows, and Books in 1972?
What the Vietnam War generation was watching, reading and listening to 50 years ago.
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Israel’s Bait-and-Switch: When the IAF Lured Soviet MiGs to Their Destruction
In 1970 the Israeli Air Force took a page from Colonel Robin Olds’ 1967 Vietnam War Operation Bolo, luring Soviet-flown MiG-21s into air combat and shooting down five.
Posted inStories
Were Viet Cong Prisoners Tossed From Helicopters?
One of the most enduring yet baseless myths of the Vietnam War alleges that communist prisoners were thrown out of high-flying helicopters
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Richard Marcinko, First Commanding Officer of SEAL Team Six, Dies
Marcinko led the SEAL team in what has become known as the Navy’s most successful SEAL operation during the Vietnam War