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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: October 2002

General Note: 18 LZ X-Ray: Reporter Under Fire: The only reporter in Vietnam awarded a Bronze Star with V Device by the U.S. Army, Joe Galloway was the 'Ernie Pyle of Vietnam.'
26 Downed in the Jungle: Shot down while making a tactical extraction, the surviving crew and passengers of Gladiator 715 edured on 11-day ordeal in the Central Highlands.
34 Operation Bolo: Phantom Ambush Over North Vietnam: Under Colonel Robin Olds, the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, known as the 'Wolfpack,' staged an aerial ambush using classic deception tactics.
42 West Point at War: Along the quiet banks of the Hudson River, a long-lost collection of letters contains the echoes of a distant war.
10 Arsenal: The M-50 Ontos anti-tank vehicle was one of the most interesting developments in American armored weaponry.
16 Fighting Forces: The Support Operations Control Center's unique mission evolved in 1971 and 1972.
50 Reviews: THe debate goes on over the American 'intelligence failure' in Vietnam.
56 Personality: Midwestern sheriff Steve Rimmer became a civilian police adviser in the middle of Vietnam.
60 Perspectives: A Vietnam veteran feels that he and other servicemen who demonstrated against the war had earned the right to protest.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216443

Citation: Vietnam, 1452Serial216443. October 2002, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1452Serial216443, Accessed 05 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 1452Serial216443, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive