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The Search for Billy Laney, the Guy on My POW Bracelet

How author Maggie Ruth learned the fate of the MIA on her POW bracelet, and changed her view of Vietnam veterans...
Nightmare Up North – B-52s Over Hanoi in Linebacker II

Just seconds before a B-52 released its bombs over North Vietnam, the crew found itself in the bulls eye of a surface to air missile traveling at 2,400 mph...
What Makes A War Hero

Donald Trump’s comment about John McCain’s heroism marks our confusion around words like hero, bravery, and coward....
The Story of the POW/MIA Flag

Conceived in 1971 as part of a small group's effort to help spread awareness of the mistreatment of POWs, the POW/MIA flag has become a national symbol ...

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AH-1 Huey Cobra Gunship (Snake)

Click for larger image To see past Arsenals, click here. This infographic originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of Vietnam Magazine....
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Soviet SA-2a Guideline Surface-to-Air Missile

026-VIEP-151000-ARSENAL Click the image above to enlarge. To see past Arsenals, click here. This infographic originally appeared in the Sept/Oct 2015 issue of Vietnam Magazine....
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Case Closed: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Gulf of Tonkin - A secret report reveals how easily soldiers, spies and politicians can jump to a conclusion and plunge the country into war....
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Tet: Circling the Wagons in Saigon

In the early hours of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, MPs, alongside a diverse collection of mechanics, cooks and clerks, thwarted a catastrophic military defeat in Saigon...
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Pedal Power – Bicycles in Wartime Vietnam

The humble bicycle proved to be a critical and unstoppable weapon in the 30-year Indochina war...
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Going Home

Just as he'd done on his medevacs flying Hueys, Bud Willis tried to not look back when he left the Vietnam War...
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Keeping a Date with Chris Noel

How a million GIs in Vietnam seduced one Hollywood starlet who was talking to them over the airwaves...
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Bob Hope’s Vietnam Christmas Tours

Bob Hope entertained U.S. troops in Vietnam on his annual Christmas tours from 1964 to 1972. The shows, featuring popular entertainers, were filmed live on air bases and ships, and the edited footage was broadcast as a television special...




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