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Publisher/Org.: Varies: Empire ; Primedia ; Cowles ; Weider ; HistoryNet-World

General Note: 1988- / Bimonthly numbering: June-1 ; August-2 ; October-3 ; December-4 ; February-5 ; April-6 / Publisher Varies: Empire, Primedia Enthusiast, Cowles, Weider, HistoryNet-World / Quarterly Summer 1988-Summer 1989

General Note: 6 Editorial
8 Personality: Mild-mannered Joe Marm became known as the war's 'Sergeant York'
10 Fighting Forces: At Kham Duc one afternoon, the big C-130s showed there was more to airlift than carrying cargo
12 Bases and Installations: Tan Song Nhut on the edge of Saigon was America's 'Pentagon East,' but that didn't stop the Viet Cong
52 Arsenal: The Claymore mine became a ubiquitous weapon.
58 Book Reviews: It's a very special memorial on the Virginia banks of the Potomac, and a special book captures its spirit.
20 Troops to Equal Any: One of the saddest legacies of the Vietnam War is the misperception that its American fighting man failed to somehow measure up. As former Vietnam Commanding General Fred C. Weyand says, nothing could be further from the truth.
26 Supply Lines Engaged: Blazing firefights punctuated routine boredom for the sailors, aircrews and Coast Guardsmen of Operation Market Time- the blockade of South Vietnam's coast from supply by the North.
34 The MiGs popping through the overcast expected to meet heavily burdened F-105 'Thuds,' but they instead found a flock of F-4 Phantoms loaded for bear.
42 Guerillas in the Mess Hall: The newly arrived Green Berets didn't like the looks of the American compound at Song Be, a 'safe' provincial capital. Before they could dig in properly, however, the Viet Cong struck...

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial139929. No Date, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial139929, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial139929, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive