To bolster its beleaguered Army of the Republic of Vietnam ally, the U.S. military sent airpower assets in force. As I’ve ...
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war.
“We found hundreds of hours of footage, incredible combat scenes, soldiers almost being interviewed during the battle.” Archival photo of troops arriving in Vietnam featured in Vietnam: The ...
I was nine years old in 1964 when the Gulf of Tonkin incident spurred the United States to expand combat operations in Vietnam. Little did I know that the war would persist throughout my high ...
Two major new studies from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveal that veterans of the Vietnam War continue to ... decades after their combat experience.
Narrated by Ethan Hawke, the docuseries combines vivid footage of battles with interviews with people who fought on both ...
This year marks a handful of important anniversaries in the history of the Vietnam War ... major combat engagement at the Battle of Ia Drang and the U.S. Army first used the Air Assault tactic ...