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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: April 1995

General Note: 8 Fighting Forces: Underway replenishment was the secret to Navy success in Vietnam, and fleet oilers like USS Manatee made it happen.
10 Personality: The last American female service member killed in Vietnam, Captain Mary Klinker had volunteered to help evacuate babies from Saigon.
14 Arsenal: Bombing by Navy F-4 Phantoms was a complex operation that more often than not required high-angle dive-bombing.
54 Reviews: The tragic POW/MIA saga is compounded by a cast of unsavory characters eager to exploit the issue.
62 Perspectives: A trip to Vietnam could bury ghosts, heal wounds and get rid of a lot of guilt, shame and hang-ups.
22 'It Became Sinful': 'I know we betrayed them.... The betrayal may not have been intended, but it still was there.'
30 Secret Evacuation of the VNN Fleet: Captain Do Kiem was determined that the warships of the Republic of Vietnam Navy (VNN) would not fall into the hands of the enemy.
38 The Bitter End: It was the Vietnam War in microcosm.... Good intentions marred by fatally flawed follow-through.
46 The Final 45 Days in Vietnam: Organized to provide military assistance to South Vietnam, the Defense Attache Office ended up overseeing its evacuation as well.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140160. April 1995, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140160, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140160, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive