Vietnam

CH-21 Shawnee, the Flying Banana
The Shawnee troop transport was first deployed to Vietnam in December 1961
Going Home
Just as he'd done on hundreds of medevac missions, this Huey pilot tried to not look back when he left the Vietnam War
Chewing Up Charlie in the Renegade Woods
With Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer III in a helicopter above, orchestrating air and artillery support, Yellow Hair rode again
Vietnam Magazine Welcomes Rolling Thunder XXV to Washington DC in May
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Esper doggedly covered the war from 1965 to its end, as North Vietnamese soldiers shuttered his Saigon AP bureau

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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Kicklighter is heading up the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration

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Gen. "Tom" Hill played a key role in Operation Desert Storm, but he cut his teeth leading a platoon in Vietnam

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On a Huey gunship escort for a deep recon mission in Laos, Willis found out that a dead comrade had been left behind

Bud Willis, oral history | 2 comments

Fox talks about his quest to command a rifle company in I Corps in 1969, almost 20 years since he'd served in Korea

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

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As a Marine corpsman, Andrew Thundercloud kept a promise he made to himself when it was his turn to go home

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The author of "Broken Bodies, Shattered Minds" discusses the continued need for trauma care on & off the battlefield

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Tapes Give New Voice to JFK's Vietnam Doubt New Nixon Audio Tape Reveals Details of His Late Night Visit with Protestors at the Lincoln Memorial Vietnam Vets Screened Footage for “Vietnam in HD” Film Project Nov. 17 - Dec. 10: Connecticut artist exhibits 242 Vietnam war casualty portraits inspired by 1969 Life magazine story