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'Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr., 'Editorial: Ten years ago the Vietnam War was seen as one of those 'riddles wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.' '
- Cecil B. Currey with Patrick Barrentine, 'Personality: A former prisoner of war serves as America's first ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.'
- Carol A. Hunter, 'Fighting Forces: At least 58 American civilian women - government empoyees as well as others - died in Vietnam.'
- Douglas J. McVey, 'Nightmare Near Loc Ninh'
- PO2 G.W. Frederickson, USN (Ret.), 'Mined in the Mekong Delta'
- Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, USA (Ret.), 'Troops to Equal Any'
- Tech. Sgt. Dale K. Robinson, USAF(Ret.), '20th Special Operations Squadron: Air Commandos'
- CAPT Ronnie E. Ford, U.S. Army, 'Reviews: A new look at the Tonkin Gulf incident finds the event that plunged America into full-scale war to be 'a genuine mistake.' '
- Joe Patrick, 'Arsenal: The South Vietnamese Air Force, in its time the fourth largest in the world, fought it out t
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
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'Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr., 'Editorial: For Vietnam veterans, Christmas came early this year when slanderers and malingerers finally got their just desserts.'
- Timothy J. Kutta, 'Arsenal: When it came to finding the enemy, the OH-6A Cayuse, better known as the 'Loach,' was the undisputed master.'
- Ray Kania, 'Fighting Forces: For Air Force intercept operators in Thailand eavesdropping on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, what they heard could be ominous.'
- Eddie Malone, 'Personality: Vets who brought ex-NVA Lieutenant Nguyen Van Nghia to Dallas for treatment gained a new perspective on the war.'
- LCOL Robert L. Hemphill, USA (Ret.), 'VC Onslaught at Fire Support Base Gold'
- Ann Mathews, 'Army JAG's Search for Justice'
- CAPT Scott E. Ukeiley, USMC, 'Battle of Ia Drang: Leadership and Light Infantry'
- Garrett 'Bill' Bell, 'The Quest to Resolve Discrepancy Cases'
- Col. Robert Barr Smith, 'Reviews: Despite an occasional miscarriage of justice, Army lawyers made sure that due proces
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 1998
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18 'The Bravest Man I Have Ever Known': William H. Pitsenbarger's classmates and fellow veterans helped secure the posthumous Medal of Honor he deserved.
26 Death of a Staff Sergeant: There is a story behind each name on the Wall, though it may take decades before it is told.
34 Blackhorse: A Commander's Perspective: General Donn Starry describes how his experiences as commander of the 'Blackhorse' Regiment helped him shape today's U.S. Army.
42 Jungle Medicine: Treating VC Wounded: Despite severe limitations in medical technology, VC doctors benefited from a high degree of ingenuity and jungle savvy.
12 Personality: Rick Rescorla was a hero of the Ia Drang battle... and of 9-11.
14 Arsenal: Overshadowed by its more famous cousin the AK-47, the SKS-45 has been used for more than half a century by armies around the world.
16 Fighting Forces: For the OV-1C Mohawk pilots of the 225th Surveillance Aircraft Company, missions 'across the fence' Into Cambodia were the most hazardous.
50 Reviews: Whether or not you agree with the viewpoint of the Vietnam veterans' movement, this new history is worth the time of any serious student of the war.
58 Perspectives: Suffered by many who served in Vietnam, malaria may have serious, and long-overlooked, effects on the brain.
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
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18 'The Bravest Man I Have Ever Known': William H. Pitsenbarger's classmates and fellow veterans helped secure the posthumous Medal of Honor he deserved.
26 Death of a Staff Sergeant: There is a story behind each name on the Wall, though it may take decades before it is told.
34 Blackhorse: A Commander's Perspective: General Donn Starry describes how his experiences as commander of the 'Blackhorse' Regiment helped him shape today's U.S. Army.
42 Jungle Medicine: Treating VC Wounded: Despite severe limitations in medical technology, VC doctors benefited from a high degree of ingenuity and jungle savvy.
12 Personality: Rick Rescorla was a hero of the Ia Drang battle... and of 9-11.
14 Arsenal: Overshadowed by its more famous cousin the AK-47, the SKS-45 has been used for more than half a century by armies around the world.
16 Fighting Forces: For the OV-1C Mohawk pilots of the 225th Surveillance Aircraft Company, missions 'across the fence' Into Cambodia were the most hazardous.
50 Reviews: Whether or not you agree with the viewpoint of the Vietnam veterans' movement, this new history is worth the time of any serious student of the war.
58 Perspectives: Suffered by many who served in Vietnam, malaria may have serious, and long-overlooked, effects on the brain.
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
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18 'The Bravest Man I Have Ever Known': William H. Pitsenbarger's classmates and fellow veterans helped secure the posthumous Medal of Honor he deserved.
26 Death of a Staff Sergeant: There is a story behind each name on the Wall, though it may take decades before it is told.
34 Blackhorse: A Commander's Perspective: General Donn Starry describes how his experiences as commander of the 'Blackhorse' Regiment helped him shape today's U.S. Army.
42 Jungle Medicine: Treating VC Wounded: Despite severe limitations in medical technology, VC doctors benefited from a high degree of ingenuity and jungle savvy.
12 Personality: Rick Rescorla was a hero of the Ia Drang battle... and of 9-11.
14 Arsenal: Overshadowed by its more famous cousin the AK-47, the SKS-45 has been used for more than half a century by armies around the world.
16 Fighting Forces: For the OV-1C Mohawk pilots of the 225th Surveillance Aircraft Company, missions 'across the fence' Into Cambodia were the most hazardous.
50 Reviews: Whether or not you agree with the viewpoint of the Vietnam veterans' movement, this new history is worth the time of any serious student of the war.
58 Perspectives: Suffered by many who served in Vietnam, malaria may have serious, and long-overlooked, effects on the brain.
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
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From Advisers to Fighters: A July 1959 Viet Cong attack on the U.S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group in Bien Hoa resulted in the first official American combat deaths of the war.
Storm on Thunder Road: The 1965 battle of Ap Bau Bang was the first major trial for American armored forces, and it demonstrated the effectiveness of combined arms in jungle warfare.
Huey Pilot's Insights on the Helicopter War: Filmmaker Richard Jellerson flew helicopters in-country long before he made an acclaimed documentary about helicopter warfare in Vietnam.
The Jakarta Axis: Indonesia and the Wars in Indochina: Indonesia's involvement in the murky world of Southeast Asian politics spanned more than 30 years.
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Fighting Forces: Twenty U.S. Army infantry regiments served both in Vietnam and in America's first Southeast Asian war.
Personality: After 200 missions, Karl Richter was tragically killed on a milk run.
Arsenal: North Vietnam's air force included a Chinese-built fighter.
Reviews: Key figures of the Vietnam era speak for themselves in an important new book.
Perspectives: After nearly 30 years, the myth of Vietnam as a 'bad war' still passes for history.
Vietnam Marketplace
Events
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
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18 LZ X-Ray: Reporter Under Fire: The only reporter in Vietnam awarded a Bronze Star with V Device by the U.S. Army, Joe Galloway was the 'Ernie Pyle of Vietnam.'
26 Downed in the Jungle: Shot down while making a tactical extraction, the surviving crew and passengers of Gladiator 715 edured on 11-day ordeal in the Central Highlands.
34 Operation Bolo: Phantom Ambush Over North Vietnam: Under Colonel Robin Olds, the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, known as the 'Wolfpack,' staged an aerial ambush using classic deception tactics.
42 West Point at War: Along the quiet banks of the Hudson River, a long-lost collection of letters contains the echoes of a distant war.
10 Arsenal: The M-50 Ontos anti-tank vehicle was one of the most interesting developments in American armored weaponry.
16 Fighting Forces: The Support Operations Control Center's unique mission evolved in 1971 and 1972.
50 Reviews: THe debate goes on over the American 'intelligence failure' in Vietnam.
56 Personality: Midwestern sheriff Steve Rimmer became a civilian police adviser in the middle of Vietnam.
60 Perspectives: A Vietnam veteran feels that he and other servicemen who demonstrated against the war had earned the right to protest.
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: October 2002
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22 Chinook Rescue at Qui Nhon: A rescue mission off the coast of Vietnam almost turned into disaster when a CH-47 ran low on fuel.
30 An NVA General Looks Back: As field commander of military operations in the South, Tran Van Tra was North Vietnam's counterpart to General William Westmoreland.
38 SEAL Raid in the Mekong Delta: While conducting a night raid, Alpha Platoon may have benn lured into a classic ambush.
46 Higher and Higher: American Drug Use in Vietnam: Was drug use in Vietnam the cause of morale problems, or was it a symptom?
12 Personality: Phil Ferrazano spent the two worst days of his Vietnam tour in Cambodia.
16 Fighting Forces: Called the 'Double Dozen,' the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry, had one of its deadliest encounters with the NVA in the Boi Loi Woods.
18 Arsenal: Aural adjustment and other tricks of the trade made artillery more effective during combat in the jungle.
54 Reviews: The stout-hearted Montagnards were among the biggest losers of the Vietnam War.
Volume: 15
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 2002
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12 Fighting Forces: The 56th Special Operations Wing Played a Pivotal role in the Mayaguez rescue operation.
16 Arsenal: The Viet Minh and later the Viet Cong Used the soviet-designed PPSh-41 submachine gun against the French and the Americans.
18 The Army's Brown Water Navy: Louis Voyer Started his U.S. Army Career driving VIP'S in Italy, but by 1970 he was piloting landing craft through the Mekong Delta.
26 Battleground Saigon: During the Tet Offensive in 1968, the 7th Infantry Regiment fought a WWII- style urban battle in the South Vietnamese capital.
34 Tet Attack at Cam Lo: In the fierce Tet battle for the Cam Lo district headquarters near the DMZ the defending Marines mowed down NVA attackers in the wire.
42 Mail Call: Before e-mail and cell phones were available, old fashioned mail was a GI's only tenuous link with home.
50 Reviews A fresh look at the controversy surrounding Bob Kerrey at Thanh Phong.
56 Personality: PX manager John Boyd was one of America's many Civilian Vietnam Veterans.
58 Perspectives: A trip to Vietnam altered a former protester's view of those who fought the war.
Volume: 16
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: February 2004
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10 Fighting Forces: The fleet oilers, ammunition ships and stores ship of TF-73 kept the rest of the U.S. Navy operation off the coast of Vietnam.
14 Personality: Thanks to the compassion and determination of one Australian soldier, a little girl disfigured by the war got a second chance at life.
16 Arsenal: The armed version of the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk surveillance plane was called ' Whispering Death ' by the Viet Cong.
18 Ambushed in the Iron Triangle: In October 1965, the 1st Battalion, 18th Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division, the 'Big Red One,' got into what at the time was the biggest firefight of the war. The battle of the Ia Drang Valley was still more than a month away.
26 Prisoner in North Vietnam: Brought down by a faulty fuze on his wingman's bomb, Tom Moe survived more than five years as a POW in North Vietnam.
34 30 Years After: Legacy of the Vietnam War- To understand America's war in Vietnam, one must put it in the context of Vietnam's long past- and what has occurred since.
42 The M-113 APC's Long and Winding Road- Little more than an aluminum box on treads, the M-113 armored personnel carrier was a rolling home and arsenal for its creative-minded crewmen.

Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: June 2004
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Newspaper, Pacific Stars & Stripes - Excerpt from Pacific Stars & Stripes
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Item Creation Date: 12 September 1969
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Newspaper, Pacific Stars & Stripes - Excerpt from Pacific Stars & Stripes, Vol. 25, No. 329
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Citation To Accompany The Award of Legion of Merit - Department of the Air Force
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Report, U.S. Army - Report of Medical Examination
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Newspaper, Pacific Stars & Stripes - Excerpt from Pacific Stars & Stripes, Vol. 24, No. 69
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Service History
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8 Fighting Forces: AT 13 cence per round, Army and Marine snipers were among the most cost-effective 'weapons systems' of the war.
10 Arsenal: There was nothing 'guerrilla war' about North Vietnam's heavy artillery. To those in range, it was the 'king of battle'
16 Personality: As in all armies, leadership was the key to ARVN success- unfortunately there was not enough of it.
54 Book Reviews: New scholarship on Vietnam reveals it was Lyndon Johnson's war whether he liked it or not.
62 Perspectives: Inferno on the USS Forrestal: More deadly than any enemy is a fire at sea.
22 The Tragic Commander: One of the finest fighting men of World War II and a soldier's soldier, Creighton Abrams had the difficult task of withdrawing the U.S. military from Vietnam.
30 The War America Would Win: An internal and an external war raged simultaneously in Vietnam. The internal war against the Viet Cong was won, but in the end the external war against North Vietnam proved decisive.
38 Invasion Repelled: The North Vietnamese Army though it could just march south across the DMZ. Brigadier General Lowell English's Marine Task Force had other ideas.
46 Tigers, Blue Dragons and White Horses: The second largest Allied contingent in the war, the soldiers and marines of the Republic of Korea's tow infantry divisions and marine brigade were a fiercesome fighting force.
Volume: 2
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 1989
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8 Personality: Montagnards helped by 'Lawrence of the Highlands' became too successful for their own good.
10 Fighting Forces: The newly formed South Vietnamese Ranger companies would prove their mettle by penetrating War Zone D.
12 Arsenal: One of the war's least-known weapons was the CIA's 9mm single-shot zip gun.
50 Book Reviews: Were American servicemen abandoned in Southeast Asia by the United States?
58 Perspecitves: With part of a tree wedged in its left wing and an explosive cargo, the C-123 appeared to be a goner.
18 Taking Fire: U.S. Army ground forces were forbidden to go when ARVN invaded Laos to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, but U.S. Army helicopters were there all the way.
26 Giap's Giant Mistake: To no appreciable gain, the NVA's 1972 Eastertide Offensive cost them more than 100,000 casualties and most of their tanks and heavy artillery.
34 Khe Sanh Battle: Overshadowed by the later siege there, the first battle for Khe Sanh less than a year earlier involved bloody fighting in the surrounding hills.
42 POW/MIA Debate: Almost two decades after North Vietnam supposedly released all U.S. POWs, the argument and the anguish continue over whether more are still being held.
Volume: 4
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: February 1992
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8 Arsenal: General Abrams called the AN/PRC-25 radio 'the single most important tactical item in Vietnam today.'
10 Personality: When Marine RTO Don Hossack started out for Hill 881 South, he did not realize how hard his company could be hit.
12 Fighting Forces: More than 200,000 NVA and VC soldiers defected to join South Vietnam's Chieu Hoi program.
50 Book Reviews: Grace Sevey's collection of carefully selected essays on the American experience in Vietnam is incredibly diverse.
58 Perspectives: By barring action against the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the 'Harriman Line' in Laos proved to be South Vietnam's undoing.
20 The Fall of Ngok Tavak: Lost in the furor over evacuation of the Special Forces camp at Kham Duc, the gallant stand at nearby Ngok Tavak has been largely forgotten.
26 Screaming Eagle's Vision: When the 'Screaming Eagles' wanted to know what the enemy was up to, they turned to their long-range reconnaissance patrols.
34 Keep 'Em Flying: The Linebacker II air operations over North Vietnam were truly spectacular. Making it happen were the maintenance crews back on the ground.
42 Secret Marine Ambush in Laos: Bizarre rules said the United States could not interfere with NVA convoys within plain sight across the Laotian border. The 9th Marines thought otherwise.
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1992
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8 Fighting Forces: Multiplane raids gave Hanoi's defenders too much warning, but a long A-6 Intruder might succeed.
10 Personality: John McKamey's reconnaissance flight over North Vietnam in June 1965 turned out to be anything but routine.
12 Arsenal: During Linebacker II, the B-52 Stratofortresses would finally have a chance to conduct strategic bombing missions.
50 Book Reviews: Shot down near Hainan Island in September 1965, Phil Smith would spend 7 and a half years in a Chinese prison.
58 Perspectives: Twenty years later they returned to the battlefield to come to terms with their past.
18 Chinese Ordeal: The Chinese set out to teach the Vietnamese a lesson for invading Cambodia. But the Vietnamese proved to be much more difficult pupils than expected.
26 Trials Along The Trail: Spawned from mountain trails, North Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Trail was turned into a modern, sophisticated transportation system.
34 Dropping Doumer Bridge: The bridge across the Red River in Hanoi was a key target, and John Piowaty put a 3,000-pound bomb smack in the center of the first main span.
42 Arc Light Strikes: Altough designed for strategic bombing, the B-52 Stratofortress played an important tactical close air support role in South Vietnam.
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8 Fighting Forces: 'Vietnamization' sounded good, but turning over U.S. Coast Guard cutters to the Vietnamese Navy was not an easy task.
12 Personality: Air Vice Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky would lead the Skyraider attack- the VNAF's first airstrike on the North.
14 Arsenal: Converted from a trainer, the Cessna A-37 'Tweety Bird' flew ground attack for the USAF, the VNAF... and the NVA.
54 Book Reviews: The State Department's official history of the Vietnam War: Continuity all the way, from JFK to LBJ.
64 Perspectives: For 130,000 South Vietnamese refugees fleeing the NVA blitzkrieg in April 1975, their new life began in relocation centers on Guam.
22 Winning Hearts and Minds: At the heart of civil operations and revolutionary development support were the U.S. province senior advisers, who, according to one, advised on 'virtually everything.'
30 Flight of the Phoenix: Destroying the Viet Cong infrastructure was the key to winning the guerrilla war. The Phoenix program was designed to do just that.
38 War Within A War: I Corps 1966: The Buddhist uprisings in South Vietnam's northernmost provinces wre aimed at the Catholics running the government in Saigon. But the real winners were the atheists in Hanoi.
46 South's Navy RAGs: The first Vietnamese river assault boat was commissioned on April 10, 1953, and signaled the birth of the Vietnamese Navy. Mirroring the struggle of the VNN as a whole, the history of the River Assault Groups was at once heroic and disappointing.
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8 Personality: Surrounded and out of ammunition, Marine Platoon Sergeant Jimmi Howard's last defense was to laugh in the face of the enemy.
10 Fighting Forces: For the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, the 1968 Tet Offensive was a change to fight the enemy in the open, man to man.
14 Arsenal: Designed specifically as a helicopter gunship, the Bell AH-1G Cobra became a deadly fighting machine.
54 Book Reviews: They called it the 'peace movement,' but the turmoil on campus that ensued was anything but peaceful.
62 Perspectives: Billed as a landmark symposium on the Vietnam War, the gathering at Hampden-Sydney College was more like a trial than an academic event.
22 Fall of the Central Highlands: The Vietnam War is usually seen as a war of attrition. But its most decisive battle was a classic example of maneuver warfare.
30 Quang Tri Disaster: The 1972 Eastertide Offensive was the baptism of fire fro South Vietnam's 3rd Division. It was to become its funeral bier, as well.
38 Oliver Stone's Vietnam: One may quarrel with his movie portrayals of Vietnam, but no one can deny he earned the right to his point of view. He served in-country and received the Bronze Star.
46 Easter Airlift: The North Vietnamese Army had An Loc cut off and besieged. But they could not stop the U.S. Air Force airlifters who kept that oupost alive.
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8 Arsenal: Thanks to the Air Force's 1370th Photo Mapping Group, battlefield maps were there when needed.
10 Personality: Lieutenant Nguyen Thanh Liem was neither famous nor high in rank. He was merely a true leader and patriot.
14 Fighting Forces: During its four-plus years in Vietnam, the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 2 Squadron flew almost 12,000 bombing sorties.
54 Book Reviews: A dedicated group of Vietnam veterans rebuilt an armored forces in ruins after 1975- and led it to victory in the Persian Gulf.
62 Perspectives: Some of the Jewish soldiers in Vietnam thought how nice it would be to win a war in six days.
22 The Doctor of Dien Bien Phu: The horrors of war did not diminish Paul Grauwin's love for humanity and his driving passion to help people in pain.
30 White Tai Death March: The tragedy that befell the White Tai highlanders prior to the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a prelude to disaster.
38 Military Opposition to the War: 'I don't think the whole of Southeast Asia...is worth the life and limb of a single America,' the retired Marine general said in a 1967 interview.
46 Dien Bien Phu Reconsidered: Forty years later new evidence reveals why the battle was actually fought and who were its real winners and losers.
Volume: 7
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8 Personality: During Operation Bolo the F-4 Phantoms of Colonel Robin Olds' Wolfpack lured seven MiG-21s to their death.
10 Fighting Forces: The NVA and the VC thought they controlled the Que Son Valley. But they U.S. 1st Marine Division had other ideas.
12 Arsenal: The Marine Corps' M-50A1 Ontos anti-tank vehicle could put out devastating fire.
50 Reviews: The 'secret war' in Laos goes on. And so does the U.S. betrayal of the Hmong tribesmen.
58 Perspectives: For General Schwarzkopf, friendly fire incidents in the Gulf War were a deadly reminder of his experiences in Vietnam.
18 Wasted Air Power: Doing it right in the Persian Gulf War highlighted what went wrong in the air war over North Vietnam.
26 The Battle of Ong Thanh: In battle everything depends on the commanders, from the generals to the colonels to the captains and lieutenants on the line.
34 First Blood For First Battalion: The 9th Cavalry's Blue Team had found the NVA's 18th Regiment. Now it was up to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, to 'fix' them and finish them off.
42 Lost in Laos: Show down over Laos in 1961 and captured by the Pathet Lao, he would prove to be the first American prisoner of war in Southeast Asia.
Volume: 7
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8 Fighting Forces: 'Jungle Jim,' the Florida training site for the Air Commandos, was the U.S. Air Force's answer to counterinsurgency operations.
10 Personality: While many in Hollywood scorned those who served in Vietnam, Martha ('Colonel Maggie') Raye was not among them.
12 Arsenal: North Vietnamese air defenses were the most deadly in the world, but 'Buffalo Hunter' drones were able to get through.
50 Reviews: Behind 'Sneaky Pete' Special Forces operations are grueling sessions of training and preparation.
58 Perspectives: One despicable legacy of the Vietnam War is the false portrayal of American soldiers as blood-thirsty barbarians.
18 The Forgotten Fourth: The Central Highlands were critical to South Vietnam's survival. Guarding that key terrain was the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
26 War on Campus: Michigan State: The long-standing unrest on the East Lansing campus led to a 1970 riot and a 1972 two-day standoff with police.
34 Coast Guard in Market Time: North Vietnam was effectively supplying the Viet Cong in the South by sea; to stop the flow, the U.S. Navy created Operation Market Time.
42 Fearless Madame La Parachutiste: When the 6th Colonial Paratroopers jumped into the death trap at Tu-Le in 1952, among them was a valiant French female war correspondent.
Volume: 8
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8 Personality: Wounded four times in VIetnam and now a chronicler of that war, retired Special Forces Major Jim Morris is still proud of his service.
10 Arsenal: Designated for WWII service, the propeller-driven 'Spad' was a lifesaver for ground soldiers and downed pilots.
12 Fighting Forces: The Rolling Thunder strategic air campaign was intended to break North Vietna's back.
50 Reviews: Conceived during his convalescent leave in 1965 and revised several times, Jim Morris's War Story has become a Vietnam War classic.
58 Perspectives: A WWII naval officer turned professor found the attitudes of his Vietnam vet students to be similar to his own.
18 Hanoi Hannah Speaks Again: She called herself Thu Houng, 'Fragrance of Autumn,' but as an announcer for Radio Hanoi her job was to chill and frighten, not to charm and seduce.
26 Taking Aim at the B-52s: American B-52 bombers were protected by a wall of electronic jamming. A North Vietnamese general tells how his surface-to-air missiles finally broke through.
34 The War Makers: While the military is responsible for fighting a war, its civilian superiors not only wage war but also determine how it will be fought.
42 Assessing the War's Costs: By any standard the Vietnam War was one of the costliest in the history of the United States, and it cost more than lives and money.
Volume: 8
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22 Delta Radiers' Costly Recovery Mission: It took 17 ears and a series of remarkable coincidences before Jim Zwit could thank the family whose son had carried him to safety.
30 Soviet Involvement in the War: Soviet wartime aid to North Vietnam had more to do with rivalry between Russia and China than a Cold War confrontation with the United States.
38 30th Anniversary: Hamburger Hill Revisited: Hamburger Hill proved to be the telling battle of the Vietnam War, as Pork Chop hill was for the Korean War.
46 Identifying the Unknown Soldier: Many of the unknowns of the Vietnam War are no longer mysteries, including the identity of the veteran formerly interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns.
16 Arsenal: Stripped of its glamour, the 'Swedish K' submachine gun was actually a pedestrian weapon.
18 Fighting Forces: Ground interdiction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail was the 1st Special Guerrilla Unit's reason for being.
54 Reviews: Debunking the tales of frauds who claim to be Vietnam veterans is a great tribute to those who actually served.
56 Personality: During South Vietnam's struggle for survival, Nguyen Cao Ky was air vice marshal, prime minister and vice president.
62 Perspectives: Why did we go to Vietnam? Here's the reply of a 101st Airborne Division helicopter pilot.
Volume: 12
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22 Interservice Rivalry in 1 Corps: What kind of war were we fighting in Vietnam? The Army had one answer. The Marines had another.
30 USAID Adviser's Story: Sowing the Seeds of Goodwill: 'Don't punish yourselves about Vietnam,' said a Thai veteran. 'Your sacrifices made the peace and prosperity of Southeast Asia possible.'
38 1st Cav Recon in the Ia Drang: It was a mission suited for cavalry, and the helicopter-mounted troopers of the Bullwhip Squadron were more than equal to the task.
46 Rescue at LZ Albany: Chaos prevailed over the battle zone, but the helicopter crews never wavered. They had to save the troopers who were dying in the tall grass.
10 Fighting Forces: The valiant efforts of three Air Force FACs kept the beleaguered Nung Mike Force from annihilation and set the stage for Operation Attleboro.
16 Arsenal: Three years before U.S. ground troops landed in Vietnam, 'Flying Bananas' carried ARVN soldiers into battle.
20 Personality: Chaplain Thomas Confroy was not physically imposing, but he exerted a towering moral presence on the battlefield.
54 Reviews: American journalists led the charge when it came to critical analysis of the Vietnam War.
62 Perspectives: 'Critical analysis is not just an evaluation of the means actually employed,' wrote Karl von Clausewitz in 1832, 'but of all possible means.'
Volume: 12
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22 Operation Phoenix: One Very Bad Day: In February 1966, VC in III Corps intoduced the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, to their new way of avoiding U.S. firepower- the 'hugging tactic.'
30 In Order to Die: The outnumbered French Legionnaires were determined to hold the Tuyen Quang fort in the face of hard-fighting Chinese Black Flag attackers.
38 VC Assault on the U.S. Embassy: An American reporter witnessed the Tet Offensive attack on the embassy in Saigon- and experienced firsthand the strain between the press and the military.
48 Chargin' Charlie at Bien Hoa: Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Beckwith's leadership may have helped to turn the tide for the 101st Airborne Division at Bien Hoa during the Tet Offensive.
10 Arsenal: V-100 Commando armored cars rode with supply convoys and patrolled air base perimeters throughout South Vietnam.
12 Personality: For a civilian logistics specialist working at Long Binh, the harsh realities of war were difficult to accept.
16 Fighting Forces: A member of the 219th Military Intelligence Detachment had his baptism of fire during the Tet Offensive.
54 Reviews: For Mike Novosel, being too short for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941 and too old to fly helicopters in Vietnam were minor obstacles.
62 Perspectives: Rear-echelon personnel stationed at Bien Hoa came under enemy fire when the VC opened up with a rocket and mortar barrage.
Volume: 12
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18 John Paul Vann's Reluctant Tiger: Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and his ARVN counterpart, Colonel Huynh Van Cao, fought each other as much as the VC.
26 Da Nang Seabee Base Destroyed: A runaway grass fire near Dan Nang touched off a series of explosions at an ammunition supply point, nearly obliterating all of Camp Hoover's 146 buildings.
34 Combat Tracker Teams: Dogging An Elusive Enemy: Trained by New Zealand's elite Special Air Services, Combat Tracker Teams were intended to give American units a decisive edge over VC in the jungle.
44 'You Never Know Until You Try': Marine Lance Corporal Roy Wheat, a Mississippian who earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam, was a common soldier but an uncommon man.
12 Personality: F-4 Phantom 'Gunfighter' Major Frederick W. Hess, Jr., was lost on a defoliation mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
14 Fighting Forces: In the summer of 1967, Marines staged an 'American fire drill' in Thua Thien province.
16 Arsenal: The Soviet-designed RPD was the NVA's principal counterpart to the American M-60 squad machine gun during the Vietnam War.
50 Reviews: New research lends more weight to the argument that the First and Second Indochina wars were really part of the same campaign by Ho Chi Minh.
58 Perspectives: War Zone C's Black Virgin Mountain contains an unsolved mystery.
Volume: 14
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18 Operation Lorraine: Costly French Failure: The largest French operation of the First Indochina War, Lorraine was one more futile attempt to lure the Viet Minh into a set-piece battle.
26 Vanguards in the Rung Sat: Operation Lexington III took the war deep into the Rung Sat, whose mangrove swamps and perilous creeks helped make it one of the VC's safest sanctuaries.
34 Illuminating the Battlefield: The eerie, drifting yellow glow that flareships cast into the night sky was a familiar sight to troops in many areas of South Vietnam.
42 Sapper Attack at Cam Ranh Bay: No place in South Vietnam, not even the huge base at Cam Ranh Bay, was secure from surprise attack by the elite sappers.
12 Personality: POW Ed Davis brought home more than memories from his six years of imprisonment in North Vietnam.
14 Arsenal: Electronic intelligence (ELINT) helped outfox the radar of the deadly Soviet-made SA-2 SAM.
16 Fighting Forces: The South Vietnamese River Assault Groups and their American advisers kept the waterways of the Mekong Delta secure.
50 Reviews: An unusual little book first published in 1989 has been reissued and can be found on the shelves of thousands of libraries throughout the country.
58 Perspectives: A member of Vietnam's Editorial Advisory Board closely examines the recent accusations about former Senator Robert Kerrey.
Volume: 14
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10 Arsenal : Although not official military equipment, the ubiquitous Zippo lighter was one piece of hardware many GI's could not do without
12 Fighting Forces: Poorly understood and sometimes misused, the Mobile Strike(Mike) forces often turned the tide in the border battles.
18 Personality: The son of a WW II legend, Major General George S. Patton IV carved out his own military career in Vietnam
22 Co Van My: A Naval Advisers Story: Early in the War, a Young U.S. Navy officer learned some hard lessons about being and adviser to the South Vietnamese navy.
28 What Really Happened at Cam Ne? Although described as one of the top works of journalism of the 20 century , the CBS account of Cam Ne presented only one side of the story.
34 Deadly Marine Patrol into the DMZ: The stepson of Hollywood legend and WW II hero Jimmy Stewart was killed in action during a reconnaissance patrol.
42 Evolution of Aeromedevac in Vietnam: Aeromedevac, widely called 'dustoff,' was a blend of field expediency and operational necessity that became one of the defining innovation of the Vietnam War.
50 Reviews: The Hanoi government's official history of the war is a tough read but and important document.
55 Vietnam Marketplace
58 Perspectives: A top North Vietnamese official claimed , ' We will win this war on the street of New York.'
66 Vietnam Events
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10 Arsenal: The navy's versatile 5-inch/38 Mark-12 gun was the most widely used naval gun of the 20th century.
12 Fighting Forces: The officers and the NCO on an artillery forward observer team had to be able to think and act as one.
18 In Defense of a Hamlet: In May 1967, a platoon of the 31st infantry fought off a VC attack in force against a hamlet loyal to the Saigon government.
26 French Foreign Legion Infantry in Indochina: Years before the first American troop entered combat in Vietnam, the experience of the French Foreign Legion offered an eerie foreshadowing of what was to come.
34 The Inevitable General: General William C. Westmoreland-widely identified as the embodiment of the American experience in Vietnam-recounts his military career.
42 Pardo's Push: A courageous skillful and unorthodox aerial maneuver by the crew of on crippled F-4 saved the lives of another crew.
48 Personality: Dustoff pilot and Medal of Honor recipient Mike Novosel was the last WW II pilot flying on active duty.
50 Reviews: formulated in 1954 but never executed, Operation Vulture was America's first serious plan for large-scale intervention in Vietnam.
58 Perspectives: A GI remembers stars, rockets, war orphans and a Christmas season in Vietnam.
61 Vietnam Marketplace
66 Vietnam Events
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Special Forces Medic: The Early Days: In February 1963, Special Forces Team A-18 et up camp in the middle of a Michelin rubber plantation and close to a major VC stronghold.
Policing Vietnam: The Public Safety Program: During the war, retired U.S. military police and senior civilian law officers were recruited to become police advisers in Vietnam.
A Battle to Remember: May 2004 marks the 50th anniversary of the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, one of the most decisive battles of the 20th century.
Searching for Clues: The Case of Four Americal MIAs: The former chief of the U.S. Office of POW/MIA Affairs in Hanoi raises some nagging questions about an unresolved 1967 case.
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Fighting Forces: The GIs in the Graves Registration units were the custodians of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Arsenal: Called 'funny money' or 'Monopoly money,' military payment certificates were among the most ubiquitous American military items in Vietnam.
Personality: South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu was not just an American puppet.
Reviews: A filmmaker and Vietnam War orphan documents the journey to discover who her father was.
Perspectives: Among helicopter pilots there was a saying that in order to be old and wise, one must first be yound and stupid.
VIetnam Marketplace
Vietnam Events: A listing of reunions and other events related to the Vietnam War.
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