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Gremlins: A Pilot’s Worst Nightmare
It’s an old pilot’s tale: the idea that airplanes are sometimes infested with tiny mischief makers
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He Put Himself First—In the Line of Fire
While most units of the 1st Division saw only limited engagements in their search-and-destroy missions during Operation Abilene, Company C was “hung out there as a tempting target,” as troops in Vietnam would say.
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Marines Rack Up Kills in the Air
Marines racked up kills in the air as well as on the ground.
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Building your own “Able Dog.”
The 1/48th scale Douglas Skyraider by Tamiya is the only Able Dog kit that […]
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From German Waffen SS to American Green Beret
The fierce anti-communism of Finland’s Larry Thorne put him on different sides in two wars
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How The ‘Green Dragon’ Put the Scare in the Viet Cong
A new infantry transport changed the nature of firefights in Vietnam—and for generations to come
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VIDEO: This Week In History – 1971 The Pentagon Papers
As the war in Vietnam raged on year after year, a very vocal anti-war […]
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The Man Behind the Topgun Fighter Pilot School
Just back from Vietnam, a Navy pilot was given a new mission: Start a school
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Audie Murphy Made a Name for Himself in Battle—And on the Silver Screen
War hero-turned-movie star Audie Murphy wasn’t doing much acting in “To Hell and Back,” the 1955 film that chronicled his combat feats.