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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 1996

General Note: 8 Fighting Forces: The 'Pied Pipers of the DMZ' were not just bandmen. Like all Marines, they were trained to served as riflemen, as well.
10 Arsenal: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then combat artist Jim Pollock's paintings tell volumes about the realities of Vietnam.
12 Personality: Former 'Puff the Magic Dragon' gunship pilot James P. 'Bull' Durham is one of the true balladeers of the Vietnam War.
50 Reviews: The assault on Fire Support Base Mary Ann proved to be one of the worst military tragedies of the Vietnam War.
18 Men With Green Faces: In Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Navy SEALs were the 'eyes and ears' that provided vital intelligence on enemy operations.
26 Songs of War: Popular Music and Vietnam: As American casualties in Vietnam mounted, Top 40 music lists rocked with many distinctly anti-war songs.
34 Good, Bad and Ugly: Vietnam in the Movies: The tone and theme of Vietnam films changed through the years as understanding of the war evolved in Hollywood and the rest of America.
42 Tightening of Cordon of Death: Centered in 'Dodge City,' Operation Meade River was the largest and most successful Marine search-and-destroy cordon of the war.

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Citation: Vietnam, 278Serial140195. August 1996, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140195, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 278Serial140195, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive