Laos and the CIA’s “Secret War” Inside the Most Bombed Country Per Capita
Despite strategic bombing being an iconic symbol of the Second World War, Germany, nor any other European country for that matter, holds the title for…
A Comrade’s Betrayal Led to Richard Fitzgibbon Jr.’s Death In Vietnam
The official start of the Vietnam War varies. Some view 1887 as the start, when France colonized Vietnam and renamed it French Indochina, or 1946,…
Milton L. Olive III: The First Black Soldier to Receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War
Milton L. Olive III came from humble beginnings, bouncing between Chicago and his grandparents’ farm in Mississippi. Despite his ordinary upbringing, Olive would prove to…
Black and Native American Veterans May be Upgraded to the Medal of Honor
The branches of the US military have been ordered to conduct a review on black and Native American recipients of the nation’s second-highest award for…
M50 Ontos – The “Thing” that was Hated by the Army and Loved by the Marines
In the early 1950s, the US was on the hunt for a lightweight air-transportable tank destroyer. Similar attempts were made during WWII, but limitations in…
Thief Steals Dead Veteran’s Purple Heart and Trades it for a Mountain Dew
A dead veteran’s Purple Heart medal was stolen from a family’s home in North Carolina, only to be traded for a bottle of Mountain Dew.…
Rejected Prototype Aircraft That Were Given A Second Act
Not every aircraft that sounds great on paper actually proves to be great in practice. There are far more proposed aircraft designs than there are…
Comparing Historic Battlefields, Then and Now
Battles typically have a lasting physical impact on the places where they occur, leaving behind scars that hint at what happened. The following in a…
Lockheed YO-3 Quiet Star: The American Aircraft That Flew Over Vietnam’s Treetops Undetected
When discussing American stealth aircraft, designs like the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Northrop B-2 Spirit and the Lockheed U-2 “Dragon Lady” are often brought up. However,…
Soldiers Lost On Flying Tiger Line Flight Are Finally Memorialized
Over 20 families gathered in May to witness the unveiling of a new memorial in Columbia Falls, Maine, dedicated to the victims of Flying Tiger…
36 Fiery Photographs of Flamethrowers Through the Ages
Over 1000 years ago the Greeks were the first to employ the tactic of hurling flames at their enemies and through the First and Second…
Veteran Worked at Military Hospital in Vietnam During Famed Tet Offensive
Several weeks after graduating from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, in late spring 1966, the late Roger Buchta was drafted into the U.S. Army…