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Leading from the Front: A Helicopter Pilot’s Distinguished Valor in Vietnam
John Charles ‘Doc’ Bahnsen earned a Distinguished Flying Cross and five Silver Stars for his heroism in Vietnam
Red Tape: Inside the Viet Cong’s Revolutionary Bureaucracy
Communist fighters in Vietnam relied on a complex network of agents behind the scenes to carry out their plans
The Gun That Started World War I: The Browning M1910
On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist, used an M1910 to shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
How Marvel Comics in the 1980s Refought the Vietnam War
Marvel’s The ’Nam was a highly realistic war comic written from the perspective of the average infantryman.
Raw Courage: Clerks, Cooks and Mechanics Fought Off Viet Cong Sappers
Soldiers in noncombat roles repelled an attack by communist sappers, the most highly trained of all North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces
They Tried to Kill Each Other in the Skies Over Vietnam. Now They’re Friends
Thirty-six years after clashing in a dogfight over North Vietnam, an American fighter pilot and a North Vietnamese fighter pilot buried the hatchet.
How the U.S. and Vietnam Reestablished Diplomatic Relations—20 Years After the War
In 1995, the U.S. and Vietnam decided it was time to put old animosities aside.
Walking Point with the Redcatchers
New arrivals in Vietnam were broken in by “walking point” – becoming the eyes and ears of a patrol. This dangerous duty weighed on everyone’s mind.
He Went from NYC to Vietnam to Deliver Beer During a War—Now His Story is Coming to the Big Screen
Raise your glasses, because this is going to be a fun one.