Everyone in Vietnam knew that the restrictions imposed by the rules of engagement were insane, but only two Air Force officers fell on their swords in protest.
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Americal Division’s Bravo Battery’s Brave Defense of LZ Snoopy During the Vietnam War
Communist sappers thought LZ Snoopy would be an easy target, but the Americal Division’s Bravo Battery proved them wrong.
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Operation Attleboro: The 196th’s Light Infantry Brigade Baptism By Fire in the Vietnam War
A flawed battle plan turned a combat training exercise in War Zone C into a bloody battle during the fall of 1966.
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The Abrams Tapes: Insight to the MACV Headquarters During the Vietnam War
The once-classified tape recordings of General Creighton Abrams’ staff meetings provide an unparalleled window into the inner workings of MACV headquarters.
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U.S. Army’s B Company, 504th Military Police Battalion Patrolled Central Highlands Highways During the Vietnam War
The B Company ‘Roadrunners’ of the 504th Military Police Battalion faced Viet Cong land mines and ambushes as they patrolled the notorious roads of the Central Highlands.
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Interview: General Frederick C. Weyand / American Troops Who Fought in the Vietnam War
One of the saddest legacies of the Vietnam War is the cruel misperception that the American fighting men there did not measure up to their predecessors in World War II and Korea. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Army Chaplain Paul N. Mitchell Recalls His Duties During the Vietnam War
Like their fathers in World War II, the American GIs in Vietnam went out of their way to help the victims of the war.
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Britain, America, and the Vietnam War (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter Brush By Sylvia Ellis Praeger, Westport, Conn., 2004 The war in […]
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Vietnam War’s Linebacker II Air Operations
The Linebacker II air operations over North Vietnam were truly spectacular. Making it happen were the maintenance crews back on the ground.
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Vietnam War Fighting Forces: 326th Medical Battalion’s Air Ambulance Platoon
The 326th Medical Battalion’s Air Ambulance Platoon flew mission after dustoff mission to extract the wounded from FSB Ripcord.