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The "Blue Stars" of Hue, RVN play for the Marines of the Phu Bai area during Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 1967. National Archives.
The "Blue Stars" of Hue, RVN play for the Marines of the Phu Bai area during Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 1967. National Archives.
American Red Cross Clubmobile workers pass out magazines to men of the 9th Infantry Division in Rach Kien, South Vietnam in September 1967. National Archives.
American Red Cross Clubmobile workers pass out magazines to men of the 9th Infantry Division in Rach Kien, South Vietnam in September 1967. National Archives.
Donald H. Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense under presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, passed away on Tuesday at age 88. While under Bush, Rumsfeld's role in overseeing the invasion of the Iraq War solidified him as both a controversial and influential political figure.
In February 1966, while serving as an Illinois congressman, Rumsfeld challenged President Lyndon B. Johnson's reluctance to increase military efforts in Vietnam during a briefing in February 1966, writing in his memoirs that the president was “up and down like a yo-yo.”
After a briefing with LBJ on Vietnam in 1966, Rep. Rumsfeld wrote that the president was “up and down like a yo-yo”
A daughter's discovery of her father's letters from Vietnam revealed unexpected truths. Read more from our June 2021 issue: https://www.historynet.com/vietnam-letters.htm
A daughter's discovery of her father's letters from Vietnam revealed unexpected truths
Marvel Comics' The 'Nam was a highly realistic war comic focused on ordinary soldiers in Vietnam—and was to a large extent created by Vietnam veterans themselves. From our June 2021 issue: https://www.historynet.com/comics-vietnam.htm
Marvel’s The ’Nam was a highly realistic war comic written from the perspective of the average infantryman
Between June 17, 1965 and January 12, 1973 nearly 200 North Vietnamese aircraft were brought down in aerial combat.
A textbook intercept and missile launch by U.S. Navy F-4 Phantoms resulted in the first confirmed MiG kills of the Vietnam War.
In the darkness of night, Calamos, in his little “Oscar Deuce,” watched the ground for flashes of gunfire, tracers and explosions. The opposing forces were just 200 feet apart, according to Calamos, who was getting his information from the Green Berets. “The bad guys were too close for the jets to hit with any precision,” he said. “The night made it even more risky.” https://www.historynet.com/forward-air-controller.htm
Air Force Capt. John P. Calamos received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions calling in air strikes to save Special Forces in Vietnam
In 1962 Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam. https://www.historynet.com/dr-eleanor-ardel-vietti-the-only-american-woman-who-remains-unaccounted-for-from-the-vietnam-war.htm
In 1962 Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam
"He was wounded in his right leg, face and head, but reached the team…he was pelted by grenade fragments but got classified documents to the helicopter…He called in airstrikes, treated the wounded, was attacked from behind by an enemy who clubbed him with a rifle and wounded him with a bayonet in hand-to-hand combat, which ended with Benavidez’s knife in his opponent. Two enemy soldiers rushed the aircraft. Benavidez shot both and ensured all team members and classified documents had been recovered." https://www.historynet.com/raul-roy-benavidez.htm
Roy Benavidez braved bullets, grenade fragments and even a bayonet to save the lives of his comrades under attack during the Vietnam War
The Chinese Type 79 submachine gun was used in a war in Vietnam between former communist allies after U.S. forces left. https://www.historynet.com/china-type-79-submachine-gun.htm
The Chinese Type 79 submachine gun was used in a war in Vietnam between former communist allies after U.S. forces left
"The sappers came in directly behind the sleeping quarters and showers...Benoit made a noise that spooked one of the unseen sappers into chambering a round in his AK-47 assault rifle. A mechanic...manning the guard tower to my right, instantly recognized the distinctive 'double-click' sound as the weapon’s bolt opened and slammed shut. He immediately threw a spotlight on the noise." From our June 2021 issue: https://www.historynet.com/vietnam-sappers.htm
Soldiers in noncombat roles repelled an attack by communist sappers, the most highly trained of all North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces
How do nations remember wars? That is the question Viet Thanh Nguyen has posed to countless students over the years at the University of Southern California. https://www.historynet.com/how-do-nations-remember-wars-professor-viet-thanh-nguyen-is-trying-to-find-out.htm
"All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory"
In the field and on a mountaintop base, Landing Zone West in northern South Vietnam’s Quang Tin province, James Allen Logue shot more than 2,500 remarkable images since compiled into a book, "Rain in Our Hearts." https://www.historynet.com/rain-in-our-hearts-vietnam-infantry-photos.htm
Carrying a camera alongside his rifle, infantryman James Allen Logue documented the daily life of soldiers at war in Vietnam
Thirty-seven years earlier, they had engaged in a life-and-death struggle over North Vietnam. But on that night in 2009, former enemies Dan Cherry and Nguyen Hong My stood together as friends to recount the remarkable events that led to this unlikely moment. https://www.historynet.com/enemies-to-friends-how-two-fighter-pilots-over-vietnam-buried-the-hatchet.htm
Thirty-six years after clashing in a dogfight over North Vietnam, two fighter pilots reconciled
A former scout helicopter pilot details his experiences during a 1969-70 combat tour with the air cavalry of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Read our full review: https://www.historynet.com/hunter-killer.htm
A former scout helicopter pilot details his experiences during a 1969-70 combat tour with the air cavalry of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The family of a Vietnam War veteran now knows where he is buried and the man responsible for their discovery has also helped raise money for a headstone. https://www.wwltv.com/video/news/local/orleans/family-finds-vietnam-war-veterans-burial-site-due-to-mans-efforts/289-6aad160a-a915-4f9c-a8a7-24a36a627352
The family of a Vietnam War veteran now knows where he is buried and the man responsible for their discovery has also helped raise money for a headstone.
Two decades after North Vietnamese troops forced Saigon to surrender and unified North and South under communist rule, the United States and Vietnam took first steps toward reconciliation. In early 1995, before full diplomatic relations were established, the U.S. State Department set up a liaison office in Hanoi to search for joint projects to foster dialog that might be the foundation for broader cooperation. https://www.historynet.com/reconciliation-vietnam.htm
In 1995, the U.S. and Vietnam decided it was time to put old animosities aside
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#Onthisday in 1968 the Fire Support Base Coral in Vietnam was attacked. The partly-constructed base, north of Saigon, was defended by Australian infantry, artillery, and air support when it was attacked by North Vietnamese troops. Eleven Australians were killed and 28 wounded before the attackers were driven back. Fifty-two enemy soldiers were killed and one was taken prisoner. A further three Australians died in patrol clashes on the 14th May.
Read more: http://ow.ly/YBRe50EGUwY
Image: Four members of Charlie Gun Crew, 102 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery at Fire Support Base Coral. The tarpaulin under which they are sheltering has bullet holes received during the recent attacks. May 1968. P01635.011
Photographer: Peter Geelen
"The point man is the eyes and ears of the patrol. He is the tip of the spear. We had heard horror stories of a point man tripping a delayed booby trap and getting a couple of guys behind him killed or missing the signs of an ambush and walking into it. Point duty weighed on everyone’s mind." https://www.historynet.com/pointman.htm
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.
"An organized cover-up had taken place within the Americal Division, presumably reaching all the way to division commander Maj. Gen. Samuel W. Koster, according to the findings of a commission headed by Lt. Gen. William R. Peers." https://www.historynet.com/calley-legal.htm
A closer look at how the court-martial of 1st Lt. William Laws Calley Jr. started at Fort Benning, Georgia
Members of a four-man jump team, assigned to proceed into areas before supply drops, pause before plunging from a transport plane in Vietnam in this undated U.S. Marine Corps photo. National Archives.
Members of a four-man jump team, assigned to proceed into areas before supply drops, pause before plunging from a transport plane in Vietnam in this undated U.S. Marine Corps photo. National Archives.
"Lee took command of the 2nd Rifle Platoon and led them in the attack on the machine gun positions. His last words to his radio operator were ‘I am going to get that gun’ and with that he jumped up firing and throwing hand grenades until he did knock out the gun position," his company commander, 1st Lt. Wesley Fox, wrote on March 12, 1969. https://www.historynet.com/lee-roy-herron.htm
Lee Roy Herron saved the lives of numerous Marines before being killed during a Feb. 22, 1969 battle in the A Shau Valley
The recently separated Marine veteran, then 26, was toasting with a group of friends in New York City when one member of their party suggested the zany idea of smuggling a little in-person support — and beer — into Vietnam for their deployed friends. Donahue volunteered, and within days, was on a Merchant Marine vessel armed only with a backpack full of booze, a few pairs of shorts and Hawaiian shirts. https://www.historynet.com/he-went-from-nyc-to-vietnam-to-deliver-beer-during-a-war-now-his-story-is-coming-to-the-big-screen.htm
Raise your glasses, because this is going to be a fun one.
#OTD 51 years ago. https://www.historynet.com/the-tensions-of-a-controverthe-tensions-of-a-controversial-war-explode-in-kent-ohio-may-4-1970.htm
Current Kent State University students are often struck by the similarities they share with the students of the 1960s and ’70s. They can still grab a
#OTD in 1975: South Vietnamese refugees evacuated during Operation Frequent Wind line up for food while others rest on the deck of the #2 hangar of USS Hancock on April 30. Food was served on a 24-hour basis for nearly 3,000 refugees plus military personnel on the return voyage of the USS Hancock to Subic Bay in the Philippines. National Archives.
#OTD in 1975: South Vietnamese refugees evacuated during Operation Frequent Wind line up for food while others rest on the deck of the #2 hangar of USS Hancock on April 30. Food was served on a 24-hour basis for nearly 3,000 refugees plus military personnel on the return voyage of the USS Hancock to Subic Bay in the Philippines. National Archives.
As trucks swerved to avoid enemy fire, Skidgel ordered his driver to go directly into the center of the enemy ambush. https://www.historynet.com/sergeant-skidgel.htm
As trucks swerved to avoid enemy fire, Skidgel ordered his driver to go directly into the center of the enemy ambush
Marine UH-34 Helicopters lift off from USS Princeton (LPH-5) to land Marines in the Republic of Vietnam during Operation Jackstay on March 26, 1966. U.S. Navy photo.
Marine UH-34 Helicopters lift off from USS Princeton (LPH-5) to land Marines in the Republic of Vietnam during Operation Jackstay on March 26, 1966. U.S. Navy photo.
“Not before in my lifetime—and I was born into the Army in the nineteenth century—has the Army’s public image suffered so many grievous blows and fallen to such low esteem in such wide areas of our society.” - Fifty years ago, Matthew B. Ridgway, one of America’s most decorated generals, shared his outrage with the press. https://www.historynet.com/us-army-ridgway.htm
Fifty years ago one of America’s most decorated generals shared his outrage with the press
“I was looking for any way for my family to know I was alive,” Waddell later told TIME. “I was… hoping that if these pictures got out somebody would recognize me.” His planned worked. https://www.historynet.com/how-communist-propaganda-efforts-helped-this-american-pow-in-vietnam.htm
“I was looking for any way for my family to know I was alive," Dewey Wayne Waddell recalled
North Vietnam had several motives, some rarely discussed in the literature of the war, according to Dr. Erik Villard. https://www.historynet.com/controversial-khe-sanh.htm
Actually, North Vietnam had several motives, some rarely discussed in the literature of the war.
USS Enterprise (CVAN–65) makes ready for night operations. Red floodlights glow on the mast outline an F-4B Phantom and flight deck crewmen work around it as they prepare to launch a night raid against North Vietnam. U.S. National Archives.
USS Enterprise (CVAN–65) makes ready for night operations. Red floodlights glow on the mast outline an F-4B Phantom and flight deck crewmen work around it as they prepare to launch a night raid against North Vietnam. U.S. National Archives.
A San Diego museum showcases one of the Vietnam War’s most famous aircraft carriers https://www.historynet.com/uss-midway.htm
A San Diego museum showcases one of the Vietnam War’s most famous aircraft carriers
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“I started calling in target numbers [pre-planned artillery targets] on the ridgeline 500 yards to the west…I pulled the rounds as close as I could get them…I fired as many rounds as the 105s [howitzers] at the combat base could give us.”” https://www.historynet.com/khe-sanh-siege.htm
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
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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
American troops prepare for combat in Vietnam at Fort Riley, Kansas, 1967. National Archives footage. Video edited & produced by HistoryNet.
On August 15, 1969, the Woodstock music festival begins, with over 400,000 people attending the event. The celebration of "peace and love," unfolding for three days on a small dairy farm in Bethel, New York, would become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
On June 13, 1971, The New York Times published a classified 7,000-page Dept. of Defense study on American decision-making in Vietnam and Southeast Asia after RAND employee Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and one of the study's authors, photocopied the papers and shared them with Times reporter Neil Sheehan. The leak was a blow to the U.S. government, revealing its efforts—dating as far back as the Truman Administration in 1945—to interfere in Southeast Asia to stem the spread of communism, as well as lies told to the American public by Lyndon B. Johnson to continue the Vietnam War. The Nixon Administration accused the press of illegally publishing government secrets. However, the courts ruled in the journalists' favor, establishing a landmark First Amendment decision that redefined the relationship between the First and Fourth Estates. “In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War," Justice Hugo L. Black wrote in his opinion, "the newspapers nobly did that which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do.” Incensed by the ruling, Nixon then hired a group of "plumbers" to prevent future leaks, setting into motion a chain of events that would forever change the American presidency.
Lots of bikes out here today at Rolling Thunder to honor those we've lost. #NeverForgotten
Getting ready! #RollingThunder
Salute to Sacrifice, premiering this Memorial Day, is a collaborative effort between AHC and veterans and military support organizations with the purpose of celebrating veterans and the brave men and women of the armed forces. Learn more: http://www.ahctv.com/heroes/salute-to-sacrifice
Engines starting for Rolling Thunder XXVII!
A short clip from Rolling Thunder XXVI (May 26th, 2013).
Master Sergeant Antonio Giuliano did an incredible job singing the National Anthem at the CAMMO stage today! You can read more about Master Sergeant Giuliano here: http://rollingthunderrun.com/master-sergeant-antonio-giuliano/
I was just going through some old Rolling Thunder photos and stumbled on this video of the ride. It starts out sideways, but doesn't stay that way. You can see the riders returning Tim's (the Marine's) salute. Enjoy!
This video is a little dark, but you can see the torch-carrier and occasional people when camera flashes go off. You can hear the bagpipes perfectly!
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