Vietnam veteran Paul Ingevaldson reflects on trying to fix giant, unwieldy “ancient” computers during the war.
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The US Army Envisioned Using Dogs in the Pacific to Sniff Out Enemy Japanese Soldiers. Things Did Not Work Out As Planned.
Japanese-American soldiers and canines trained together for a bizarre, secret mission.
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Cannon Fire and Cotton Candy: The 125th Anniversary Reenactment of Gettysburg
The inside story of the epic 1988 Gettysburg reenactment.
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Disdained by Churchill, Respected by Marshall, This Brit Proved the Essential Liaison Between the Western Allies During WWII
Field Marshal Sir John Dill brokered the key Allied conferences, smoothing the way to D-Day.
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Their Division Received the Most WWII Medals of Honor in Europe. But They Considered Themselves ‘Grunts’
From North Africa to the liberation of Adolf Hitler’s lair in Berchtesgaden, Germany, the men of the 3rd ID slogged through it all.
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These Aircraft Have Saved Men on the Ground
For more than a century aviators have gone in harm’s way in the service of frontline troops.
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The First Coup: President Diem’s Own Paratroopers Attempted to Overthrow His Regime
South Vietnamese paratroopers attacked the presidential palace to remove the corrupt regime.
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The Viet Cong Were Shooting Down Americans From a Cave Until This GI Stopped Them
Jim Liles used his 106mm recoilless rifle to take out an enemy machine gun crew.
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The M1911/1911A1 Served as America’s Military Sidearm From 1911 to 1984
U.S. Special Operations Forces continue to use specialized versions of the venerated .45 to this day.