VFW
Serial Item Number: 278Serial140264
- Pages
- 56
- Media Type
- Serial
- Credit
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
- Physical Location
- Stacks Periodical Collection
- Language(s)
- English
- Collection
- William E. Kirkland Collection
- Association
- Tet '68 Association
- Volume
- 80
- Issue
- 7
VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States) - Serial - Kansas City, Missouri
- Publication
- VFW
- Publisher/Org.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
- City
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Type
- Serial
- General Note
- Frequency Varies / Subtitle: Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine / Varying Title: VFW Magazine
Dates
Publication: March 1993- General Note
- 14 50 Years Ago This Month: Battle of the Bismarck Sea. In a three-day air-sea battle during March 1943, the U.S. 5th Air Force and its Australian allies annihilated a Japanese armada in the Southwest Pacific.
16 Tracking Progress on the POW/MIA Search: Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief 'Gunner' Kent provides a firsthand update on how the search for Americans missing in Indochina is progressing. A sidebar on the Senate report is included.
18 Westmoreland in Vietnam: Twenty years later, former Vietnam troop commander Gen. William Westmoreland offers his judgments on the outcome of the Vietnam War and its aftermath.
20 Vietnam Warriors: A Statistical Profile: Contrary to popular belief, the typical Vietnam serviceman was representative of American society in terms of socio-economic background. And he is proud of his service there.
22 Living Legacies: For the sons and daughters of the Americans listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, coming together has eased the pain, as last year's Father's Day ceremony showed.
24 Vietnam Vets North of the Border: Though little known, at least 12,000 Canadians served in the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam. Recognition of their sacrifices is long overdue- both in America and at home.
26 America's War in Vietnam: A GI's Combat Chronology: The nation's involvement in Indochina spanned a quarter century. From the advisory period through the ground war to the final missions in 1975, GIs served in a complex conflict. An accompanying color map pinpoints all the major areas of action.
34 Major U.S. Combat Unit Casualties in Vietnam: A breakdown of combat deaths and wounded in action by division and other unit designations.
36 Clebe McClary- Pointman for Disabled Vets: This Marine vet is an inspirational role model for anyone struggling with a disability.
38 Khe Sanh: Hilltop Besieged: The 77-day assault on this Laotian border outpost in 1968 by the North Vietnamese Army was one of the war's pivotal battles.
6 Command Post: VFW and the Vietnam Veteran. For decades, the VFW has advocated the cause of GIs who fought in Southeast Asia.
12 Washington Wire: Legislation: James N. Magill; Service: Frederico Juarbe, Jr.; Security: Kenneth A. Steadman
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=278Serial140264
- Citation
- VFW, 278Serial140264. 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=278Serial140264, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 278Serial140264, William E. Kirkland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 18 Aug 2003 [Updated: 07 Nov 2025]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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