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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: August 1993

General Note: 8 Arsenal: Navy PBRs operated in the inland waterways of Vietnam with remarkable efficiency.
10 Fighting Forces: The Marines' TAC Party was the interface between the grunts on the ground and the aircraft overhead.
12 Personality: The fighting spirit of Air Force Academy graduate Captain Lance P. Sijan led to the Medal of Honor.
50 Book Reviews: Don Sheppard's PBR's were in the thick of Brown Water Navy action.
58 Perspectives: The controversial Gulf of Tonkin incident occured 29 years ago this month.
18 Recon Zone Alpha: To the North Vietnamese Army's 2nd Regiment, the hard-fought battle in 'Death Valley' was 'the big fight with the little helicopters.'
26 Tough Recondo School: The Recondo School at Nha Trang was a tough course from the start. Especially since the curriculum included the battlefied itself.
34 Cambodia Jungle Bailout: When he needed help in the worst way, only one airplane could hear him. It was Tiger 01, the F-4 Phantom he had flown on a previous tour.
42 Heroic Allies: During the struggle to save their country, the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam lost more than a quarter-million soldiers on the battlefield.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140105. August 1993, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140105, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140105, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive