The guerrilla nature of warfare in Vietnam required the U.S. Navy to add innovative […]
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3rd Tactical Dispensary Volunteers
It was 1967 and I was a medical supply sergeant with the 3rd Tactical […]
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James Hollingsworth Relished Being in the Thick of the Battle
“Central casting’s version of a fighting general”
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The Bad Boy Commander of Operation Bolo
In January 1967, a World War II ace taught the U.S. Air Force how to dogfight—and the North Vietnamese learned a lesson, too.
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An Air Force Pilot Flies Navy
Ron Williams remembers his temporary duty assignment flying douglas A-3B “Whales” from a carrier as the most challenging two years
of his career
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The Battle for Hearts and Minds
How one Army unit worked to keep the Viet Cong out of a village
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Daily Quiz for December 21, 2018
Republic F-105 Thunderchief was nicknamed this in Vietnam.
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One Battle, One Army Unit, and Two Medals of Honor
Pfc. John Franklin Baker Jr. and Capt. Robert Franklin Foley both possessed uncommon valor
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Death on the Airwaves
In the face of a human wave attack, an isolated unit’s survival hung on […]
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Ghosts of the Ia Drang: A Firsthand Account
A young C-130 navigator comes face to face with the human toll of war. […]