Vietnam Letters
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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 …
Vietnam magazine |
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 it …
Vietnam magazine |
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 …
Vietnam magazine |
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 …
Vietnam magazine |
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 …
Vietnam magazine |
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 …
Vietnam magazine |
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 …
Vietnam magazine |
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 …
Vietnam magazine |
Published: July 15, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Respect, reflection and Rolling Thunder
Thirty-five years ago, the last act in a long and painful drama was playing itself out as the final bell tolled for the Republic of Vietnam. April of 1975 saw dreams descend into nightmares for …
Vietnam magazine |
Published: June 07, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Yes, There Is a Santa Claus!
Lo and behold, as I opened up the center pages of your February issue, I saw myself, a mere boy of 19, along with my Christmas tree that my family sent me. I'm the …
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