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Rejected Prototype Aircraft That Were Given A Second Act

Grumman F4F Wildcat

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

French troops standing together in a trench

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

Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star in flight

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…

US Senate Passes Agent Orange bill to Extend VA Benefits

The US Senate has approved by 94 votes to 6 to amend the defense policy bill to include hypothyroidism, Parkinsonism, and bladder cancer to the…

Vietnam Vet Receives Silver Star Over 50 Years After Heroic Actions

Vietnam Vet: More than fifty years after the battle Bart “Doc” Fabian bravely saved the lives of ten of his fellow soldiers, he was awarded…

Forrest Gump Turns TWENTY SIX Years Old

Ian Harvey

July  marks the 26th anniversary of the 1994 movie classic that is “Forrest Gump.” 26 years ago, the world was introduced to Tom Hanks as…

The Surprising Upside of Disappointment, from a Medal of Honor Recipient Who Lived in a Cave

If there’s one new consistent in the world today, it’s disappointment due to changed plans. But that might not be such a bad thing overall…

Vietnam Veterans Healing Wall War Memorial Vandalised

Ian Harvey

A Vietnam War veterans healing wall war memorial, due to open to the public earlier in March this year, suffered vandalism recently. The opening ceremony,…

Insider Leaks Title of Next Call of Duty Game

Ian Harvey

Call of Duty: Vietnam. According to the latest rumors, this is what the next game will be titled  The source goes on to state that…