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Interview: Duery Felton / curator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection
Article includes an exclusive photo gallery of items left at the Wall.
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Jimmy Stewart’s Stepson Ambushed in DMZ
Marine 1st Lt. Ronald McClean, the 24-year-old stepson of Jimmy Stewart, had only been in reconnaissance a couple of weeks when he was killed in action while on patrol during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1969.
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My War – Navy Dentist Jon E. Schiff
When incoming rocket fire broke up a basketball game at Navy dentist Jon E. Schiff’s hooch and clinic during Tet, he found himself using his medical training to save a Marine by performing an emergency tracheotomy with a scalpel and an ink pen tube
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War Behind The Wire: Koje-do Prison Camp
Americans learned a hard lesson when North Korean prisoners took over their compound-and kidnapped a general.
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Letter From Vietnam – February 2009
In his last issue of Vietnam Magazine David Zabecki highlights articles on the extraordinary lives of the only two triple Combat Medical Badge winners, and a first hand account of a leader he followed in the first days of Tet in the battle for Hill 108 and who remains a role model for him to this day.
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Letters from the Front – Correspondence Spanning Two Centuries of American War
Correspondence from a two-century span of American wars, from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror. Several feature audio recordings, including Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., reading the letter he wrote home about his experiences as a POW in World War II.
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When Vung Tau Was Vietnam’s Hottest R&R Destination
For American soldiers and Viet Cong alike, the beautiful and peaceful beaches of Vung Tau offered a relaxing respite from the brutality of war raging just miles away.
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Interview: Chris Noel / My Vietnam Experience
When Hollywood turned stridently against the Vietnam War and the men who fought it, Chris Noel stuck with the GIs—and she’s still with them.
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War Letters: World War II Letters from the Legacy Project
This is a small sample of Andrew Carroll’s World War II War Letters from his Legacy Project. A project which documents the experiences of veterans through their letters home. Also spans other conflicts such as Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, American Civil War, and so forth.