Sidney Schanberg, a reporter and columnist after the Vietnam War, discusses his career and his efforts to report and investigate allegations that American POWs had knowingly been left behind in Laos by a Nixon administration desperate to end the war.
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The Bob Hope Christmas Gallery
Photographs of Bob Hope and his guests, taken at his Christmas shows for troops during the Vietnam War.
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Interview: Col. (ret) Joseph Abodeely / Khe Sanh and Beyond
Col. (ret) Joseph Abodeely, president of the Arizona Military Museum, talks about his experiences and opinions regarding the Vietnam War, the Global War on Terror, and more.
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Movie Review – My Lai, directed by Barack Goodman
My Lai, a TV documentary on the Vietnam War that premiered on The American Experience PBS, contains new interviews with C Company soldiers, door gunner Lawrence Colburn, and Aubrey Daniel, chief Army prosecutor in the trial of 2nd Lt. William Calley
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The Hard Truth About Fragging
Unprecedented declines in morale and discipline among troops in Vietnam spawned fragging a phenomenon forever tied to the Vietnam War in which the M26, M61 or M67 fragmentation grenade was used to kill a superior officer often ending in court-martial
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Arsenal | M-3A1 Grease Gun
During the Vietnam War, the M-3 submachine gun, commonly called the Grease Gun, was a favorite because it provided instant close-range firepower, was tolerant of the field environment and was easy to maintain
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Farewell to General Frederick C. Weyand
With the death of Frederick C. Weyand, the last commander of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV), on February 10, 2010, the United States lost one of its best generals of the Vietnam War. Was military adviser to U.S. during Paris Peace Talks
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Daily Quiz for July 6, 2010
United States Navy lieutenant Everett Alvarez, Jr., is remembered for this event during the Vietnam War.
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Interview: James Zumwalt / Bare Feet, Iron Will
Vietnam veteran James Zumwalt, son of Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Jr., explains how he overcame his conflicts and anger about the Vietnam War and presents fascinating perspectives from the other side of the battlefield in his book Bare Feet, Iron Will.
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Daily Quiz for June 9, 2010
The aerial fire-platform aircraft nicknamed "Spooky" during the Vietnam War was a converted version of this type of plane.