Battlefield archaeologists digging at the Little Bighorn have reawakened haunting memories and revived some of the bitter controversies connected with the Last Stand.
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Poetry | AWOL
Eugene J. McCarthy was born in Watkins, Minnesota, in 1916. He became an economics professor after earning a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota, but during World War II he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a code breaker for the War Department’s Military Intelligence Division.
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Outkilling the Enemy
Called ‘Demon’ by the Japanese and ‘Iron Ass’ by his own men, Gen. Curtis LeMay made no apologies for conducting an all-out air war.
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The 1st Cavalry’s Pegasus Ride Through Hell
Sent to relieve the besieged Marine base at Khe Sanh, the 1st Cavalry Faced a tough fight of its own at Landing Zone Wharton.
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Last Plane Out of Cambodia
As the Communist Khmer Rouge overran Cambodia, a former CIA pilot pulled off a desperate escape.
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VIDEO: Navy Cross Recipient Talks About Battle of Hue
The Battle of Hue City was a difficult lesson in urban operations for U.S. […]
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers A Judith […]
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Tet’s Big Bang
How an insane—and unsuccessful—Viet Cong assault on the U.S. Embassy blew a hole in […]
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Interview: Jeremiah Denton / The America he left behind
A 1947 Naval Academy graduate, Jeremiah Denton was piloting an A6 Intruder over North […]
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Remembering Ted Sampley
No Truer Friend or Tougher Foe. Ted Sampley, a founder of Rolling Thunder, a […]