
03/21/2023
The First Coup: President Diem's Own Paratroopers Attempted to Overthrow His Regime
South Vietnamese paratroopers attacked the presidential palace to remove the corrupt regime.
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South Vietnamese paratroopers attacked the presidential palace to remove the corrupt regime.
Ware was the first U.S. Army general officer killed in action in Vietnam and the only Medal of Honor recipient since World War I to be killed in action in a subsequent war.
World Airways CEO Ed Daly defied U.S. authorities and led a daring mission to rescue women and children as the South Vietnamese army collapsed in 1975.
World Airways CEO Ed Daly defied U.S. authorities and led a daring mission to rescue women and children as the South Vietnamese army collapsed in 1975
The Chinese Type 79 submachine gun was used in a war in Vietnam between former communist allies after U.S. forces left.
Thirty-six years after clashing in a dogfight over North Vietnam, an American fighter pilot and a North Vietnamese fighter pilot buried the hatchet.
Tom Edwards learned everything he needed to know about the spacecraft business from repairing and maintaining swift boats during the Vietnam War.
Some human conflicts were settled without getting around to the violence part.
During the Vietnam War, some physicians found refuge from the draft and a path to Nobel Prizes.
During the Vietnam War, some physicians found refuge from the draft and a path to Nobel Prizes
'One of the best-known images of the Vietnam War shows something other than what almost everyone thinks it does.'
It's not showing you what you think it's showing you.
Air Force Capt. John P. Calamos received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions calling in air strikes in Vietnam.
Roy Benavidez braved bullets, gr***de fragments and even a bayonet to save the lives of his comrades under attack during the Vietnam War.
Roy Benavidez braved bullets, gr***de fragments and even a bayonet to save the lives of his comrades under attack during the Vietnam War
In 1962, Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam. She's still unaccounted for.
Accidental fires ignited three U.S. aircraft carriers during the Vietnam War, killing 206 American sailors and injuring 631 others.
When downed fighter pilot Victor Vizcarra parachuted into North Vietnam, a helicopter rescue team had to find him before the enemy did.
US. Army Special Forces, popularly known as Green Berets, became famous for their exploits in Vietnam.
US. Army Special Forces, popularly known as Green Berets, became famous for their exploits in Vietnam
Marvel’s The ’Nam was a highly realistic war comic written from the perspective of the average infantryman.
An unusual situation unfolded in Khe Sanh's Red Sector when a USMC commanding officer was ordered to pay his troops while under enemy fire in 1968.
An unusual situation unfolded in Khe Sanh's Red Sector when a USMC commanding officer was ordered to pay his troops while under enemy fire in 1968
Communist fighters in Vietnam relied on a complex network of agents behind the scenes to carry out their plans.
Communist fighters in Vietnam relied on a complex network of agents behind the scenes to carry out their plans
A daughter's discovery of her father's letters from Vietnam reveals unexpected truths.
Although not the biggest battle the Australians experienced, Long Tan was perhaps their most desperate and critical fight in Vietnam.
After bombs began exploding prematurely over Vietnam, new fuzes were designed—but more people would die before a solution was found.
This book details the U.S. Air Force/CIA program recruiting young airmen from Laos’ Hmong mountain tribes to fly dangerous missions against communist forces.
This book details the U.S. Air Force/CIA program recruiting young airmen from Laos’ Hmong mountain tribes to fly dangerous missions against communist forces
Unexploded bombs continue to remain dangerous decades after war's end.
Local civilians have recycled and repurposed war material.
McDonnell’s 1,000-mph F-101 Voodoo made its mark as a photoreconnaissance platform and fighter-interceptor.
How a team of four veteran athletes went on a cross-country quest to the Vietnam Wall to honor the fallen.
How a team of four veteran athletes went on a cross-country quest to the Vietnam Wall to honor the fallen
A Marine present at the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment’s combat operations center at the Khe Sanh Combat Base recalls the siege in harrowing detail.
A Marine present at the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment’s combat operations center at the Khe Sanh Combat Base recalls the siege in harrowing detail
On the morning of March 16, 1968, more than 100 American soldiers had swept through the village of My Lai in South Vietnam. In less than four hours they killed as many as 500 women, old men, children, and babies. Their “search and destroy” mission — intended to wipe out a crack VC unit — had instead led to a massacre.
The Article 32 investigation and subsequent court-martial of 1st Lt. William Calley over the My Lai massacre further marred sentiment over the Vietnam War.
“I was looking for any way for my family to know I was alive," Dewey Wayne Waddell recalled.
“I was looking for any way for my family to know I was alive," Dewey Wayne Waddell recalled
Did Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, North Vietnam’s top commander for most of the war, actually say the U.S. was close to winning after the Tet Offensive?
Actually, North Vietnam had several motives, some rarely discussed in the literature of the war.
The Kent State shootings reconsidered.
The Kent State shootings reconsidered
U.S. and North Vietnamese aces clashed on May 10, 1972.
U.S. and North Vietnamese aces clashed on May 10, 1972
Marine 1st Lt. Lee Roy Herron saved the lives of numerous Marines before being killed during a Feb. 22, 1969 battle in the A Shau Valley.
Marine 1st Lt. Lee Roy Herron saved the lives of numerous Marines before being killed during a Feb. 22, 1969 battle in the A Shau Valley
The VC utilized snake and scorpion traps against American soldiers.
American and Australian “tunnel rats” were tasked with the gruesome mission of destroying the enemy underground.
An Army officer had the surprise of his life in Vietnam when he found himself having breakfast with members of the Miss America USO show.
An Army officer had the surprise of his life in Vietnam when he found himself having breakfast with members of the Miss America USO show
The M109 has seen combat in every American war since Vietnam and remains in active service.
The M109 has seen combat in every American war since Vietnam and remains in active service
The Article 32 investigation and subsequent court-martial of 1st Lt. William Calley over the My Lai massacre further marred sentiment over the Vietnam War.
New arrivals in Vietnam were broken in by "walking point" - becoming the eyes and ears of a patrol. This dangerous duty weighed on everyone’s mind.
From the Gulf of Tonkin to the Mekong Delta, new technologies were launched during the Vietnam War.
From the Gulf of Tonkin to the Mekong Delta, new technologies were launched during the Vietnam War
Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry were ambushed by the North Vietnamese after returning to the Ia Drang Valley.
Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry were ambushed by the North Vietnamese after returning to the Ia Drang Valley
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“…The sacrifices that you have willingly made, the courage you have shown, the burdens you have endured have been a source of inspiration to people all over the world.” - President John F. Kennedy's 1962 New Year's address to Vietnam.
The combat medic was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2017 for actions “of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” from May 13 to 15, 1969, during the Battle of Nui Yon Hill in Vietnam.
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ARVN Airborne troopers repel a Viet Cong attack in Saigon, 1968. National Archives. Video edited by HistoryNet.
Soldiers dance with performers at the Miss America USO Show in Vietnam, on August 12, 1969 / National Archives. Name that tune! #FromTheArchives
Now in its second season, “Poetry in America,” which centers around one iconic American poem each episode, examines “You and I Are Disappearing,” written by Pulitzer Prize winner and Vietnam veteran Yusef Komunyakaa. https://www.historynet.com/you-and-i-are-disappearing-pbs-examines-the-vietnam-war-through-poetry.htm
U.S. government footage highlights the training objectives of Operation Montagnard, conducted by U.S. Special Forces to train indigenous highland tribes in Vietnam to defend territory from Viet Cong guerrillas. Find out more about the operation here: https://www.historynet.com/the-revolt-of-the-montagnards.htm
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