Vietnam Letters
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Published: November 14, 2011 at 5:12 pm
X-Ray Visions
When Bill Beck saw the December 2010 issue of Vietnam and our presentation of sketches by North Vietnamese Army combat artist Le Duc Tuan, he asked if we would be interested in taking a look at some sketches …
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Published: November 14, 2011 at 5:03 pm
No Enemy Flamethrowers?
In the article "Zippos in Vietnam" (June) it was stated that the enemy didn't have flamethrowers. First, I remember one instance during my time in Lam Dong Province where the command bunker of a Regional Force company …
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Published: September 13, 2011 at 2:24 pm
The vagaries of war
One man lives, one man dies. There are an endless number of factors that contribute to survival on the battlefield, but no matter how skilled, how intelligent, how brave or how well-equipped, when it comes to …
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Published: September 13, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Faas Found to Be Mystery Man
Your August issue just arrived, and I was prompted to respond after seeing the picture of Horst Faas and then reading "Images of Hell at Dong Xoai."
The photo of Faas helped me to …
Published: August 08, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Unique Insights into Storied Images
I immensely enjoyed your story "One Wild Ride for Yankee Papa 10" by Paul Gregoire (April). As a longtime historian of the Vietnam War, I've always been fascinated by Larry Burrows' legendary Life magazine photos …
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Published: August 08, 2011 at 9:03 pm
The cost of bringing our wars home
Last April, in Benghazi, Libya, two photographers covering the brutal war boiling over in North Africa were killed in a mortar blast as they followed rebels repelling an attack by government forces. Tim …
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Published: May 12, 2011 at 12:14 pm
An intergenerational brotherhood
The war in Vietnam ended nearly four decades ago, but for some veterans their war lasted much longer and for many it has never come to a close. Beyond physical wounds that have dogged so many, the …
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Published: May 12, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Unidentified Dollies Update
Regarding your April inquiry in Letters about the picture of Donut Dollies submitted by Dave Andrews. The photo was one of several taken by the Public Information Office for use as the 1969 Christmas card from the …
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Published: February 09, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Click pic to enlarge it. If you can identify any of these women, comment below or send an email to vietnam@weiderhistorygroup.comName Those Dollies
I found this picture of the Donut Dollies that I think some of the people in …
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Published: February 07, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Learn From Ia Drang, Please
Your story on Ia Drang in the December issue offers some lessons that I think may apply to our current war in Afghanistan. I was a rifleman, sradioman and fire team leader with the 1st …
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Published: October 27, 2010 at 2:19 pm
My Friend Matty
Your August "Offerings" showed a baseball and glove and a note left at the Wall in 1992 in remembrance of 1st Lt. Ronald Matel. "Matty" was my roommate in Infantry OCS at Fort Benning. He was the …
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Published: October 27, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Ap Bac, Ia Drang, and roads not taken
Two legendary battles had outcomes that proved to be pivotal to the paths U.S. policymakers would choose in Vietnam. At the time of Ap Bac on the second day of 1963, South …
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Published: September 14, 2010 at 11:26 am
Longest war no more
The Vietnam War remains representative of many things in American history, as it was the central event that so dramatically colored and shaped an era and whose reverberations and residual energy still affects foreign and military …
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Published: September 14, 2010 at 11:21 am
Camp Bunard and the Good Life
Thanks for the story on Robert Pryor and his experience at Camp Bunard in the April issue ("Life Has Been Good So Far"). I got to Bunard in early April 1967 as a Special …
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Published: July 15, 2010 at 12:57 pm
A stormy, stormy spring
When President Richard Nixon took to the airwaves on the evening of April 30, 1970, he told the American people of his bold plan to address what had been a vexing problem in waging war effectively …
Published: July 15, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Chieu Hoi—Early and Often
Herbert Friedman's article on the Chieu Hoi Program (October 2009) reminded me of an incident that took place in Binh Duong Province in the spring of 1970. I was serving as the district intelligence officer for …
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