For millions of Americans, her hop up onto a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun and the click of a camera transformed actress Jane Fonda
Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war.
Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle
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Did Soviet Troops Fight in the Vietnam War?
Yes, there were Soviet troops in North Vietnam, and in significantly larger numbers than their Korean War predecessors. Although the Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War III between the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact on the side and the United States and its NATO allies on the other,
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and russia Keith Kellogg said that Ukraine lost more soldiers in the russo-Ukrainian war than the U.S.
Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew’s Vietnam success made him the only Top Gun instructor to put his training to practical use against an enemy plane.
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The Vietnam War was one of the most divisive conflicts in recent U.S history. The communist government of North Vietnam went against South Vietnam, who were aided by the United States. This war cost the lives of millions,
Quincy, Massachusetts, the city of presidents, welcomed home one of its sons Sunday for the final time. Capt. Richard Stratton was 93 years old when he died in Florida last week. In Quincy, they are welcoming Stratton home with a giant American flag.
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
The event had a total guest list of more than 1,300 that included movie stars Bob Hope, John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, along with performances by Sammy Davis Jr., Irving Berlin and Vic Damone.
To compensate for the considerable advantages the F-4 Phantoms had over MiG-21s, the North Vietnamese developed innovative hit-and-run tactics.
In commemoration of the final end of the Vietnam War and the fall of Saigon, Apple TV+ will premiere a new documentary that looks at the war, its impact back in the United States and in Vietnam, all told by the veterans and civilians who lived it.