Did Congress ever authorize the US going into SE Asia and getting involved in the Vietnam War?
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Daily Quiz for August 19, 2015
The only major combat parachute jump of the Vietnam War took place during this operation.
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Voices: Jan Scruggs
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, ‘Vietnam’ magazine will interview 50 people whose lives are intertwined with the war, for their reflections on that era in American history.
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VFW’s John Hamilton Goes to the Mat for Veterans
Adjutant General of the Veterans of Foreign Wars John Hamilton speaks in a “Vietnam” magazine interview about the needs of returning veterans today and the VFW’s plans for the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
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Daily Quiz for May 24, 2014
The Vietnam War battle known as Hamburger Hill occurred as part of this operation.
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Daily Quiz for October 13, 2013
In 1963, this well-known physician invented a chest drain valve widely used during the Vietnam War.
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Air Cav: How Soldiers in the Sky Reshaped Combat on the Ground
In the Vietnam War, adapting old principles of traditional cavalry to the new capabilities of the helicopter created an unprecedented fighting force
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Wild Duel: Weasels vs SAMs Over Dong Hoi
During the Vietnam War, the Wild Weasels flew as a protection screen in specially equipped F-105F Thuds into a target area to sweep and destroy surface to air missile (SAM) sites, to protect “strike packages” or a flight of fighters that followed on
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Dark Clouds Over Junction City
In Operation Junction City, Vietnam War’s biggest operation, Feb. 21-May 14, 1967, including the largest paratroop jump since World War II, Gen. William Westmoreland won his big-unit campaign but lost confidence that the war could be won
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Punji Stakes: Pointed End to a Foot Patrol
With roots and etymology in the 19th century Punjab region of India, punji stakes came into their own a century later as a guerrilla weapon during the Vietnam War.