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Keeping a Date with Chris Noel

dnewbold — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:21:40 +0000

How a million GIs in Vietnam seduced one Hollywood starlet who was talking to them over the airwaves

Interview - John Rowan, Nat'l President, VVA

dnewbold — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:02:13 +0000

As Vietnam vets get older, Rowan wants to ensure they know how VVA can help them obtain the benefits they deserve

New Nixon Audio Tape Reveals Details of His Late Night Visit with Protestors at the Lincoln Memorial

dnewbold — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:30:00 +0000

The Dictabelts

The Nixon Presidential Library is releasing the second installment of Presidential dictabelts, which include President Nixon's recollections of his surreal early morning surprise visit to the Lincoln Memorial on May 9, 1970, when he met with anti-Vietnam War …

Capturing the Embassy Sapper

dnewbold — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:40 +0000

An Army photographer's story of triumph and tragedy behind one of the war's most iconic images from Tet

Patton M48A3 Battle Tank

dnewbold — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:16:51 +0000

Although designed to combat massed Soviet armored formations, the Patton tank was an invaluable weapon for infantry support and defending firebases

EC-121 Warning Star

dnewbold — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:44:45 +0000

Based on the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, the EC-121 Warning Star carried the long-range and height-finding radars required to provide coverage and warning to U.S. aircraft operating over North Vietnam

Australia's Centurion Mark 5 Tank

dnewbold — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:20:58 +0000

The absence of enemy tanks in Vietnam drove the Centurion into a primarily infantry-support role, with several field modifications

USS Grayback: Secret Submarine Landing Boat

dnewbold — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:39:13 +0000

The USS Grayback, whose missions during and after the Vietnam War remain classified, was the only U.S. Navy submarine capable of covertly delivering Marines or Special Forces to an enemy shore

NVA K-50M Submachine Gun

dnewbold — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:02:20 +0000

Essentially a variant of the Soviet PPSh-41, the K-50M drew upon Hanoi's experience with captured French weapons, especially the MAT-49 submachine gun

Book Review - Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency From Ford to Obama, by Marvin and Deborah Kalb

dnewbold — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:36:54 +0000

Some historical perspective on the different ways that "Vietnam" has influenced the Oval Office