The last HH-43 Huskie left Indochina on Sept. 20, 1975, making it the first U.S. Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter to conduct a combat search-and-rescue mission and the last to leave the theater.
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M18A1 Claymore Mine: Enemy Troops Fall to Pieces
The U.S. Army sought a weapon to counter human-wave assaults, such as those waged by Chinese soldiers against Americans in the Korean War. The Claymore fit the bill.
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Everybody Loves Lt. Dan – Gary Sinise
While his role in Forrest Gump endeared Sinise to Vietnam vets, his compassion for them was stirred long before on a stage in Chicago
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Review – The M1 Carbine and The M16
Both books from Osprey Publishing detail the guns and their roles in Vietnam
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Chewing Up Charlie in the Renegade Woods
With Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer III in a helicopter above, orchestrating support, Yellow Hair rode again
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In Review: Summer 2012
The Blood of Heroes, by James Donovan The Last Full Measure, by Michael […]
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MHQ Reviews: Notable Books, Summer 2012
MHQ editors select the best forthcoming and recently released books.
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MHQ Reviews: How Soldiers Die in Battle
A new book by Michael Stephenson presents exhaustive research on the ways soldiers have died from antiquity to the present.
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Education Center at The Wall – The Faces Behind the Names
The faces of the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be projected onto a giant wall at the new Education Center.
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The Cadaver Connection
A former DEA agent lays to rest rumors that a flood of heroin entered the U.S. with the remains of servicemen from Vietnam