An overconfident French force gets trounced in Vietnam — with consequences for the U.S.
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How Vietnam Veterans Are Making a New Home for Old Huey Helicopters
Restorations and a museum aim to preserve the iconic Huey chopper for future generations.
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A South Vietnamese Paratrooper Shares His Story
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hiep, president of the Vietnamese Red Beret Association, shared his experiences as an airborne officer during the Vietnam War.
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Book Review: ‘SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars’
Charged with black ops missions, this super secret unit had no photo archive, no staff historian and no media coverage. Now you can see images of them from the Vietnam War.
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Purple Haze: Smoke Grenades in Vietnam
Pfc. James V. Hembree, a radioman in a rifle platoon of Troop B, 1st […]
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North Vietnam Tried to Exploit American Racism with POWs. It Didn’t Work
Communist authorities hoped that these two American POWs would hate each other. Instead they became best friends.
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Why Were Australian Vietnam Veterans Treated Shamefully?
In response to questions from a reader, Vietnam magazine takes a closer look at the experiences of Australia’s Vietnam veterans after they returned home.
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Vietnam Medal of Honor Marine Dies After Decade-Long Battle With Cancer
Canley received the Medal of Honor in October 2018 from then-President Donald Trump, after a separate decade’s long battle: one with the Pentagon’s red tape to approve his award.
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The B-57B Canberra Bomber Kept Getting Destroyed on the Ground in Vietnam
Most Canberra losses during the Vietnam War occurred on or close to the ground.
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North Vietnam’s Type 74 Flamethrower
The Chinese-built Type 74 flamethrower was a license-built copy of the Soviet LPO-50 that entered service in 1953.