A high-tech promise – Veteran discusses working with new technologies in the...
By Jeremy P. Amick Graduation from a Nashville area high school in 1956 was only the beginning of a technology-laden adventure for local veteran Bill Gerth. Accepted for a highly competitive Navy ROTC...
View ArticleAfter More Than Half a Century, World War II Drydock to find a new Home
The Richland drydock, in use in the Pacific since World War II, was moved to the Philippines from Naval Base Guam in January. The 467-ton tug Rhocas and several tugboats were required to guide the...
View Article10 Facts About the Battle of Ia Drang (We Were Soldiers)
In 1954, the French decided to draw their struggles in what was once called French Indochina to a close. From then until the end of the Vietnam war, it was the United States of America that would be...
View ArticleFellowship of combat – Jefferson City paratrooper killed in action during...
By Jeremy P. Amick March 30 of each year has been designated in Missouri law as Vietnam Veterans Day, a brief moment in time “designed to encourage Missourians to observe the day with appropriate...
View ArticleWeird! Air America Huey Helicopter Shot Down Two Vietnamese Biplanes By...
On 12 January 1968, four North Vietnamese Air Force AN-2 Colt biplanes lifted off from an airfield in northeastern North Vietnam and headed west toward Laos. The aircraft were on a mission to destroy a...
View ArticleWatch: USS Odgen Hit By Harpoon & Naval Strike Missile in SinkEx
The ex-USS Ogden (LPD 5) is fired upon by a harpoon missile from the Republic of Korea submarine LeeSunSin (SS 068) and then by a Naval Strike Missile from a Royal Norwegian Navy frigate during a Sink...
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B-52 Remains America’s Most Revered Aircraft
The B-52 bomber has been America’s most well-known, revered, and feared aircraft of the last 60 years and is still going strong. The bomber has served in U.S. military operations from the Vietnam War...
View ArticleTop 10 Horribly Inaccurate War Movies
The majority of the people do not directly take part in the wars going around the world. Therefore, it is very significant that the people know the facts about wars and history since it shapes our...
View ArticleVeterans who Fought in Vietnam War Find Peace Living in the Very Villages...
While many think that men who serve in war would be ecstatic to finally come home, that is not the case with some. During the Vietnam War, many men made small Asian villages their home throughout the...
View Article1st Air Cavalry Division – Vietnam War Helicopter Assault Raw Footage
“Aviation Story” opens with narration by Sp4 Mike Baker describing 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) helicopter assault tactics. This accompanies raw footage of 1st Air Cavalry (in UH-1 Hueys and CH-47...
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Top 11 Battles of the Vietnam War
US soldiers on patrol in Vietnam covered by helicoptersThe Vietnam War lasted from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975, officially between North Vietnam (North Vietnam) and South Vietnam (South Vietnam)....
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Para Rescue Jumper Duane Hackney, The Most Decorated Enlisted Man in US Air...
An Air Force Cross, the Silver Star, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with a Combat V, 2 Purple Hearts, 18 Air Medals, and ok, we have an article to write so we have to move on for time’s sake. To list...
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An American Experience in Vietnam – 14 Sad But Powerful Images
Zentih Press has released a must-have commemorative volume that presents material from the classic illustrated history The Vietnam Experience, now anthologized for the 50th anniversary of the war.When...
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Fall of Saigon – The Decisive End of the Vietnam War
World War II ended officially on 2nd September 1945. On the surface, harmony was restored in most of the world, and all out efforts were being made on reconstruction & rehabilitation.Creation of...
View ArticleRemains of U.S. Servicemen Returned Home from India
U.S. military members held a ceremony April 13 to pay final respects to what they believe are the remains of a U.S. airman or airmen who died when their B-24 bomber crashed over the Himalayas on a...
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How a South Vietnamese Pilot Stole A Chinook, Rescued His family Out Of...
In April 1975, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, taking everyone by surprise. Panic ensued as Americans and South Vietnamese fled. For those who served in the South Vietnamese government or...
View ArticleAustralians bringing Vietnam War Dead Home for re-burial
Thirty-six Australian soldiers who were killed in the Vietnam War and buried in Malaysia and Singapore will be brought home in June with a full military ceremony, according to an announcement on...
View ArticleAlcon developing movie “Perfume River”, Set in Vietnam during Tet Offensive
Alcon Entertainment is developing a drama based on events around the 1968 Tet Offensive. The Vietnam War spy drama is titled Perfume River.Alcon optioned the rights to the life story of Vietnam veteran...
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The 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...
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Korean War: The US Pilot Who Chased a MiG to China To Shoot It Down
James Robinson “Robbie ” Risner was an American military pilot, a double recipient of the Air Force Cross and a hero of the Korean and Vietnam War. Born on January 16th, 1925, to a poor Arkansas...
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