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Category: VIETNAM WAR

Special Forces Jerry “Mad Dog” Shriver Packed as Many as Six Revolvers, Sawn off Shotgun & His Regular Machine Gun

Nov 11, 2018

“To Liberate the Oppressed” – US Special Forces Motto For America, the Vietnam War was unlike any other war it had fought before. It was a…

Rick Rescola: True American Hero Led a Bayonet Charge in Vietnam, Saved Thousands from the Twin Towers 9/11. His Body Was Never Found

Nov 4, 2018

The Battle of la Drang Valley was the first major battle in the Vietnam War. 36 years later, the first major battle of the War…

Nightmare in Nam – On Halloween Night 1968 Lt. Col Rogers Fought to Save Fire Base Rita

Nov 2, 2018

Ghouls and goblins run through the streets of America every Halloween. On October 31, 1968, they ran through the jungles of Vietnam. Many of the…

The Magnificent One: The Lone Green Beret Single-Handedly Saved a Vietnamese Town from The Tet Offensive

Nov 1, 2018

In the Vietnam War, a lone Green Beret single-handedly saved a South Vietnamese town during the Tet Offensive. Initially rejected for special service due to…

The Vietnam Tanker That Fought Off an Ambush with His Colt 45

Oct 26, 2018

Dwight Johnson came from the housing projects in Detroit and became a recipient of  the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Even more noteworthy is that…

Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975: Max Hastings tells it like it was from all viewpoints

Oct 25, 2018

In 1975, Saigon fell, bringing to a close a brutal conflict that had raged through Vietnam for 30 years. This conflict saw both the French…

Marine Legend: While under fire he dangled from Dong Ha Bridge for three hours

Oct 18, 2018

Dong Ha, the northernmost city of South Vietnam, had once been bustling with military activity. Home of the 4th Marines, a major helicopter base, and…

Crazy: General Westmoreland initiated plan to use nukes in Vietnam

Oct 16, 2018

Recently, the New York Times ran an extraordinary article about the Vietnam War. In it were facts that have only recently come to light and…

The Viet Cong Used German WWII Weapons Against the USA – Great Pictures in Here

Oct 10, 2018

When the United States entered the war in Vietnam, the country’s political situation had already been extremely complicated. What started out as an anti-colonial conflict…

Pull Two Pins and Say A Prayer: Aussie Warrior Kevin Wheatley

Oct 6, 2018

It’s been said that war brings out the best and the worst in humanity. It’s the ultimate test of mettle. There are those who capitulate…

Outnumbered But Not Outsmarted: Aussies Beat Viet Cong at Long Tan

Oct 5, 2018

There is indeed strength in numbers, but sometimes what matters is not the size of a group but its will and ingenuity. Sometimes, experience is…

The Frustrating “Loss” in Vietnam: What are the reasons that the US lost the war?

Sep 30, 2018

More than forty years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War, easily the most controversial war the United States was ever involved in.…

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