Vietnam War Figures

Vietnam War Figures

The South Vietnam Pilot Who Performed a Daring Feat To Save His Family

As his country crumbled, a South Vietnamese pilot attempting a high-risk landing on the Midway depended on the ship’s quick-thinking crew to save his family from disaster

Vietnam War Figures

Hall of Valor | Cau Le

Combat leadership earned officer South Vietnam’s top honor

Vietnam War Figures

Media Digest | Vietnam War Officer’s Ideas Changed Postwar Army

Vietnam Battles

Vietnam War

Today in History: Born on July 20

1304

Francisco Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar.

1591

Anne Hutchinson, religious liberal, one of the founders of Rhode Island.

1850

John Graves Shedd, president of Marshall Field and Company.

1919

Edmund Hillary, New Zealand explorer.

1933

Cormac McCarthy, novelist (All the Pretty Horses).

1939

Judy Chicago, artist.

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Riding the Green Dragon: Changing the Nature of Infantry Firefights

A new infantry transport changed the nature of firefights in Vietnam—and for generations to come

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Vietnam War Figures

The South Vietnam Pilot Who Performed a Daring Feat To Save His Family

As his country crumbled, a South Vietnamese pilot attempting a high-risk landing on the Midway depended on the ship’s quick-thinking crew to save his family from disaster

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