33 sad, lonely and tough images from the Vietnam war
War dominated 30 years of Vietnam’s history last century. The struggle that began with communists fighting French colonial power in the 1940s did not end until they seized Saigon and control of the...
View Article7 Flying Aces – Warriors of the Skies
A flying ace is a fighter pilot who shoots down five or more enemy aircraft. Today this number has decreased, since dogfights are rare because of the increase in anti-aircraft weapons technology. A...
View ArticleLeaving No Man Behind, Bennie Adkins Missed the Evacuation Helicopter and...
To be perfectly honest, one can’t be sure how to write a headline for the Medal of Honor actions displayed by Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins. There were his frequent trips outside the perimeter...
View ArticleOperation Babylift: Effort to Save the Children of South Vietnam That Started...
The Vietnam War was one of the most brutal modern conflicts since WWII. The world was appalled by the bloodshed and the very many atrocities carried out by all sides. Althoughgreat horrors occurred, so...
View ArticleHow Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl Tricked His Captors by Playing a Fool and...
Learn how very convincing Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl was at acting his “stupidly stupid” character while at the hands of his Vietnamese captors leading them to give him an almost free run of the POW...
View ArticleHelicopter Pilot Who Stopped My Lai Massacre, Was Called A Traitor In America...
On 16 March 1968, Hugh Thompson, Jr., Glenn Andreotta, and Lawrence Colburne did their best to protect Vietnamese civilians from being slaughtered. In return for their heroism, they were accused of...
View ArticleWith the Enemy Approaching, He Sat Beside His Wounded Comrade, Pulled the Pin...
Refusing to leave his mortally wounded comrade as the enemy approached, Australian Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pin on two grenades and waited for the inevitable. Most of the world has...
View ArticleSammy L. Davis: The Real Forrest Gump
While it might be disappointing to find out that there was no single individual who became a football star at Alabama, received the Medal of Honor in Vietnam, played ping-pong in China, and then go on...
View Article82nd Airborne War Hero Still Overlooked For Highest Military Honor
One of The United States Army’s most decorated officers of WWII is still yet to be awarded the highest military recognition for his war-time heroism. One veteran has still to receive the Medal of Honor...
View Article5 Epic One-Man Dare Devil Rampages In The History in War
The mood of war is one of frustration, chagrin and uncertain. Some choose to fight on to the bitter end, crashing down the enemy and gain victory. Such was the case in the five most epic one-man...
View ArticleYoungest Vietnam War US Marine Was 14 Years Old, He Was Killed In Action Age 15
The story of an underage US Marine who fought in the Vietnam War has been uncovered. Dan Bullock joined the US Marines so that he could join the fight against the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War....
View ArticlePaul Bucha With a ‘Company of Clerks and Jerks’ FIght Off An Entire NVA...
It was the height of the Vietnam War. When the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Infantry decided to add a fourth company to their ranks, the other units took the opportunity to send their insubordinate or...
View ArticlePaid with interest – Vietnam veteran shares story of service, repayment of...
By Jeremy P. Amick The narrative often shared by Vietnam veterans is that when they graduated from high school in the mid-to-late 1960s, they either enlisted in the military because they believed they...
View ArticleThe Gulf War: The Dawn Of A “New World Order”?
On August 2, 1990, four days after Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, U.S. President George H. W. Bush declared that this could not go on; the US would not just sit back and watch. President...
View ArticleMPT announces airdates for landmark three-hour Vietnam documentary
Maryland Public Television (MPT) will premiere the three-hour documentary Maryland Vietnam War Stories on three successive weeknight evenings, May 24, 25 and 26, as part of its multi-million dollar MPT...
View ArticleThe Battle of Long Tan: 1500 Strong VC and NVA Force Ambushed 108 Aussies,...
During the Vietnam War, 108 Australian soldiers stood against some 1,500 to 2,500 Vietnamese forces near the village of Long Tan. When the battle was over, the Australians lost 18 men, while another 24...
View ArticleThe 4 Month Long Battle for Support Station Ripcord
FSB Ripcord Quad 50 1970- photo by Jack Wilhite 2/506 The Vietnam War was coming to its bitter end for the US Army by 1970 and America was seeking a way out of the conflict The public back in the...
View ArticleVietnam Green Beret Had 37 Separate Bullet, Bayonet, & Shrapnel Wounds &...
Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” Perez Benavidez was shot several times, suffered two grenade blasts, and got bayonetted while saving the lives of eight men. Despite this, it took him over a decade to get a...
View ArticleThe Executioner in the Infamous Vietcong photo opened a Pizzeria in Suburban...
Nguyễn Ngọc Loan (11 December 1930 – 14 July 1998) was South Vietnam’s chief of National Police. Loan gained international attention when he executed handcuffed prisoner Nguyễn Văn Lém, a suspected...
View ArticleThe Vietnam War’s ‘Napalm Girl’ Helps Others Heal
Kim Phuc was bitter and full of hatred for 10 years after the napalm bombs were dropped on the Vietnamese temple where she was taking refuge with her family. Covered by scars on over 65% of her body,...
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