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Photo of refugees fleeing Seoul, heading south as Communist forces advance from the north during the Korean War in January 1951. ROK Air Force Col. Han Jin-Hwan’s family lost their possessions during the North Korean occupation of Seoul. He believed his country owed a debt to the U.S. for its assistance during the war.

His Father was Kidnapped By Communists. He Went To America’s Aid in the Vietnam War

by M.G. Haynes1/26/20241/26/2024

Republic of Korea veteran Han Jin-Hwan felt it was his duty to take part in the Vietnam War. He shares his story with Vietnam magazine.

Photo of Vietnamese students sit in a courtyard at City University in Paris, Aug. 27, 1963, at the start of a proposed 24-hour hunger strike against actions of the government in South Viet Nam. The government has put the country under martial law to quell protests of Buddhist monks and students.

How Did World Media View the War in Vietnam?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/28/20231/4/2024

Illustration of a Mark VII Mod 2 SDV, with labels.

This Underwater Vehicle Was Used by Navy SEALs in Vietnam

by Carl O. Schuster12/14/202312/14/2023

Interview: Ann-Margret / Proud To Be An American

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/4/20234/25/2024

Photo of Chuck Mawhinney beside a pack mule.

Telling A Sniper’s Story

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher11/29/202311/29/2023

When Communist Forces Turned to Tank Warfare to Seize South Vietnam

by Jon Guttman9/20/20239/20/2023

A Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient Shares Leadership Lessons

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher8/15/20238/17/2023

SOG operatives entered enemy territory wearing “sterile” clothing with no items that could give the enemy any indication of their individual identities or nationality. SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969, cook cover.

Book Review: SOG Kontum / Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 1968-1969

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/10/20234/27/2024

South Vietnamese citizens try to board a bus out of Saigon in the frenzied last days before the capital fell. A new book details the efforts of an American banker to help some of his Vietnamese colleagues escape. Book cover, Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old American Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians.

Book Review: Getting Out of Saigon / How a 27-Year-Old American Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians

by Jon Guttman6/29/20234/26/2024

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The Infamous Claymore Mine, AKA the Clacker, Mowed Down Everyone in Its Path

by Chris McNab6/28/20236/28/2023