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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

Existence: October 1991

General Note: 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.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140058

Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140058. October 1991, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140058, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140058, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive