Bullets whizzed by Cpl. Daniel “Duke” Heller as he rescued wounded Marines who’d been trapped in a North Vietnamese Army ambush in the A Shau Valley, Vietnam, on Feb. 13, 1969. Despite being wounded ...
They endured brutality, torture and disease for years in North Vietnam. A new exhibit at the National Naval Aviation Museum ...
At the time of their move from Vietnam to America, the family of nine consisted of 32-year-old father Xuyen and 27-year-old ...
On Wednesday the nation recognizes Vietnam War Veterans Day on the 50th anniversary of the end of ground operations in the war. But two local Navy veterans are among those with experience in the war ...
A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired Navy Cmdr. Clyde E. Lassen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. The ...
Retired Rear Adm. Thomas Richards is presented the Silver Star Medal — for gallantry in action Jan. 30, 1971, while deployed to Vietnam — by Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander of Naval Special Warfare ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The grand opening of “Return with Honor,” the National Naval Aviation Museum’s newest exhibit, is dedicated to the Vietnam prisoners of war. The exhibit aims to tell the ...
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — The outfit he wore as a kid should have been a dead giveaway. “See this, see this kid right here? That’s you? That’s me,” Len Deemer said, pointing to a tattered picture from ...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Never Forgotten Honor Flight is known for its mission of ‘providing veterans with closure, gratitude and respect by flying them to Washington D.C. to visit their memorials.’ ...
The A-1, a piston-engine propeller plane, held its own even as the US embraced jet-powered aircraft. When the A-1 left US service in the 1970s, about 30 variants had been used for different missions.
“The first time here, you see flak bursting around your aircraft and uh not like that you’re gonna think, this is for real.” Navy Captain John Ensch’s words, spoken across the jungles of Vietnam, ...
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