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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: June 1998

General Note: 'Gary P. Joyce, 'Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrols' The LRRPs, represented by the 75th Infantry Rangers in Vietnam, werre a link to America's military past, but they would also become a bridge to the future.
- Joe Zentner, 'Above and Beyond The Call' From Roger Donlon in 1964 to Roy Benavidez in 1981, the Medal of Honor was awarded to 239 Americans who served in Vietnam.
- Tom Marshall, 'Rescue From FSB Ripcord' For the helicopter pilots, the rules were simple. If Americans were in trouble, the pilots would come to their aid - no matter what.
- Eric M. Smith, 'Combat Intelligence Officer' Anticipating the moves of the VC and NVA always proved difficult. POW interrogation was one possible way to get a jump on the enemy.
- Timothy J. Kutta, 'Originally developed as a battlefield taxi, the M-113 armored personnel carrier evolved into a hard-hitting assault vehicle.
- Ronald O. Coleman, 'The legacy of Captain Riley Pitts, the first black officer and the only Oklahoman to receive the

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Citation: Vietnam, 1452Serial216355. June 1998, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216355, Accessed 13 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 1452Serial216355, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive