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Vietnam Vets Voice Their Support for the Troops- The Mechanicsville Local
Document Item Number: 2780214003
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Author(s): Rod Scheck
Item Creation Date: 20 February 1991
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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Vietnam (Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World) - Serial
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8 Forces: First to fight in Korea, the 'Gimlets' of the U.S. Army's 21st Infantry were destined to be the last American infantry unit in Vietnam.
10 Personality: Robert Mason, the author of Chickenhawk, knows of what he writes.
12 Arsenal: For years the VC used the jungle as cover. But, thanks to the Rome Plow Company, that advantage was soon cleared away.
50 Book Reviews: Like the infantrymen in the field, Marine lawyers also faces some bitter fights.
58 Perspectives: Hollywood's portrayal of Vietnam has been as mixed up and confused as the conflict itself.
18 War's Real Sneaky Petes: Secret operations in Indochine were MACV-SOG's speciality; but turning the job over to the South Vietnamese proved to be its hardest task of all.
26 A Place of Angels: In Vietnamese, Con Thien meant 'a place of angels,' but for the Marines manning that DMZ outpost it was hell on earth instead.
34 We've Got To Do This Better: In the tradition of World War II's Ernie Pyle, war correspondent Bob Pisor covered the Vietnam War at the fighting man's level.
42 Manning the Perimeter: The easiest way to knock out an aircraft is on the ground. The mission of the Air Force Security Police was to ensure it didn't happen.
Volume: 3
Issue: 5
Item Creation Date: February 1991
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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8 Personality: The North Vietnamese thought they had Alpha 1/9 cornered. They hadn't counted on the courage of Marine Lieutenant Wes Fox.
10 Fighting Forces: The rapid-firing 8-inch guns of the USS Newport News could put out the fire.
12 Arsenal: From punji stakes to 500-pound bombs, booby traps were the killers and maimers of the Vietnam War.
50 Book Reviews: Was the Phoenix Program a cover for assassination of effective counterinsurgency?
58 Perspectives: The combat artists of the Vietnam War set out to capture the emotions of the battlefield on canvas.
18 Terrible Swift Sword: From a teacher of history to its maker, for a quarter-century General Vo Nguyen Giap dominated the Indochina battlefield.
26 Enemy Supple Lines Assaulted: The Viet Cong thought their inland waterway supply lines from Cambodia were safe from attack. But the brown-water Navy soon proved otherwise.
34 A Legacy of Honor: Twice wounded in action, awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars for bravery, author Jim Webb was and is a Marine's Marine.
42 The Death of Groupe Mobile 100: The Bataillons de Coree won three U.S. Presidential Unit Citations for bravery in Korea, but they would not survive the First Indochina War.
Volume: 3
Issue: 6
Item Creation Date: April 1991
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
Association: Tet '68 Association
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8 Personality: Sergeant David Maurer had 'seen the elephant,' but he still volunteered to lead a Special Forces recon team.
10 Arsenal: With their accurized M-14 rifles and Starlight scopes, Army snipers exacted a deadly toll.
12 Fighting Forces: South Vietnamese brown-water Swift boats and blue-watter cutters made a formidable maritime force.
50 Book Reviews: The 'Green Berets' of the U.S. Army's Special Forces came of age during the Vietnam War.
58 Perspectives: One thing all in-country Vietnam veterans have in common is the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medial with '60-' device.
18 Running Hazardous Highways: The lifeline for the Central Highlands ran along Route 19 and through the Mang Yang Pass. IT was the highwaymen's job to keep it open.
26 Something to Give: Caring for the wounded under enemy fire at the 12th Evac at Cu Chi, the focus was on the living, not on the horrors of war.
34 Junction City Shoot-Out: A multidivisional attack into War Zone C by II Field Force caught the enemy by surprise and cost him more than 2700 of his best soldiers.
42 Tragic Postlude to 'Peace': To be an enemy of the United States could be discomforting; to be a friend, as the Republic of Vietnam found to its sorrow, could prove fatal.
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: June 1991
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
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8 Personality: French General Jean Joseph Marie de Lattre de Tassigny was the man who beat Giap
10 Arsenal: The Air Force's 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was America's eyes over Vietnam
12 Fighting Forces: The 273rd VC 'Loc Ninh' Regiment fought the Year of the Big Battles against the best America had to offer.
50 Book Reviews: American intelligence was too late in building data banks on the enemy
58 Perspectives: A Medal of Honor winner and a combat photographer are among the thousands of Canadians who served with the U.S. military on the battlefields of Vietnam.
18 Corpsmen First In Aid: For Marines under enemy fire, Navy corpsmen were a special breed. They routinely risked their live to save their wounded comrades.
26 Sapper Attack in the A Shau: Fire Support Base Cunningham dominted the A Shau Valley. They sappers of the North Vietnamese Army's 812th Regiment were ordered to destroy it.
34 Lifeline Up in the Sky: The VC could interdict the roads, but they could not stop the Air Force's fixed-wing airlift that flew over the ambushes to keep the troops supplied.
42 Massacre at My Lai: It was the worst attrocity in the Army's history, and General Westmoreland ordered his inspector general to find out exactly what happened there.
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1991
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8 Fighting Forces: The destroyer USS Hubbard's shore bombardment brought death to the VC guerillas.
10 Arsenal: Without the 'flying gas tanks,' air operations over North Vietnam and Laos would have been almost impossible.
12 Personality: Judy Danielson was a peace activist, but her first concern was rehabilitation of those crippled by the war.
50 Book Reviews: 'Bondage- The firefight was over. I would have died for that man.... What was his name?'
58 Perspectives: The nation's oldest military decoration, the Purple Heart, is proof positive that one has 'seen the elephant.'
18 Operation Bright Light: Nineteen allied prisoners of war were being held captive deep within VC territory. SEAL Team One's mission was to bring them back alive.
26 The Last Medal of Honor: Wounded an incredible 28 times, Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez rescued eight men from certain death.
34 Long Tr'ang- White Feather: That's what the Viet Cong and NVA called Marine Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock II, one of the most successful snipers in the history of warfare.
42 That Others May Live: Often operating behind enemy lines, the Air Force's Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service saved 2,807 military men from death or capture.
Volume: 4
Issue: 3
Item Creation Date: October 1991
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
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8 Arsenal: Operation Ranch Hand was one of the most controversial operations of the war.
10 Fighting Forces: At Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, the K-9 dogs of the Air Force Kilo units helped keep the enemy at bay.
12 Personality: Air Commando Bernie Fisher was determined to get a fellow pilot out alive.
50 Book Reviews: He was Marine Corps hero Chesty Puller's 'Fortunate Son,' and he paid a terrible price for that great honor.
58 Perspectives: The 'phone patches' of the Military Amateur Radio Services (MARS) were a link between the troops and their families back home.
18 The Sea Dragon Strikes Again: The warships of the U.S. Navy closed on the North Vietnamese coast to destroy enemy waterborne logistics craft and coastal lines of communication.
26 Caught in Harm's Way: The Air Force radar at Lima Site 85 made possible pinpoint bombing of Northern Laos and Vietnam. The radar couldn't be allowed to survive.
34 Aussies Hold the Line: ALl that stood between the NVA regiments and Saigon were two battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. At FSB Coral, they turned back the attack.
42 No Greater Loyalty: America's most loyal allies in Vietnam were the Montagnards, or 'mountain people,' of the Civilian Irregular Defense Group.
Volume: 4
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: December 1991
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8 Arsenal: Dominated by Hueys, the helicopter war was occasionally joined by Hips, Hooks, Hounds and Hormones
10 Personality: Eight years after the beginning of aerial combat the U.S. Air Force finally boasted its first ace.
12 Fighting Forces: The 'field forces' provided a unique means of exercising combat command and territorial control in Vietnam.
50 Book Reviews: The battle for Hamburger Hill challenged the courage of the U.S. soldier
58 Perspectives: Deliberate distortions still obscure understanding of the Vietnam War. It's time they were laid to rest.
18 Survival in the Rear: In the wacky world of the rear, the war seemed remote, the daily routine a bore, until the VC stirred things up- and the oft-ridiculed 'lifers' responded.
26 Personal Deadly Game: Founded on teamwork, aerial combat over North Vietnam required constant improvisation. To survive, the airmen of both sides learned to expect the unexpected.
34 Legion's War in Indochina: The French Foreign Legion's tradition includes a fair share of Vietnamese names- Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Na San... and Dien Bien Phu
42 Managing the Company Store: The CIA was in Vietnam before the war and, with station chief Thomas Polgar helping to pull the strings, the CIA was there at the very end, as well.
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Item Creation Date: August 1989
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
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8 Personality: Fearing she would become an 'educated fool without experiencing the nitty gritty of life,' Lynn Hampton became an Army nurse.
10 Fighting Forces: The 1-69th Armored was given a free hand to develop tank tactics
16 Arsenal: Of the many transport aircraft employed with more success than the mighty Hercules.
54 Book Reviews: The fist allowance of 'total candor' in the news ran afoul of U.S. policy objectives.
62 Perspectives: Returning to the area in which he fought, an American meets some old adversaries.
22 Vietnam Visits Tour of Duty: The popular CBS television series walks a sometimes difficult line between an authentic persentation of the Veitnam War and satisfying the need for network ratings.
30 Phoenix Rising: Controversial at home, the Phoenix project was regarded by the Communists as the most damaging to their vital political infrastructure. Who could have been better judges?
38 Putting the Bee on Charlie: Some of the most effective close air support in Vietnam was provided by forward air controllers in low-flying slow-moving, deceptively vulnerable-looking 'Bird Dogs'
46 Ordeal on the Van Tuong: Accurate information, speedy reaction and absolute secrecy contributed to the success of the first major Marine Corps operation of the Vietnam War.
Volume: 2
Issue: 3
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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
Collection: William E. Kirkland Collection
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