‘They Gave Me the Last Rites’
Seriously wounded Army infantryman Doug Greenlaw now leads the Purple Heart organization, dedicated to all who spilled blood for their country.
North Vietnamese Bridge Took Seven Years to Destroy
The road and railway bridge at Thanh Hoa south of Hanoi spanned the Ma River and was a vital link in the movement of communist troops and supplies. For the better part of a decade, U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force aviators braved the flak-filled skies over North Vietnam on missions to destroy the 56-foot-wide bridge, christened the “Dragon’s Jaw” by locals, and sever that link.
The Revolt of the Montagnards
South Vietnam’s treatment of its largest minority after a 1964 uprising weakened an alliance crucial to defeating the communists
The Doom Patrol: Eight Marines on a Suicide Mission in Vietnam
In February 1968, eight Marines volunteered for a suicide mission
Tet in the News
In their coverage of the 1968 Tet Offensive, did journalists distort the truth rather than tell it? Look at what they said and wrote
Danger 79er and the Big Red One
“Central casting’s version of a fighting general,” James Hollingsworth relished being in the thick of the battle
The Bad Boy Commander of Operation Bolo
In January 1967 a World War II ace taught the U.S. Air Force how to dogfight—and the North Vietnamese learned a lesson too
After the Shooting Stopped
In the wake of their bitter war, Vietnam and the United States had to adjust to a new relationship
Navy Seabees Built and Fought in Vietnam
When naval construction battalions weren’t building bases, they were fighting the enemy
