We Were Soldiers: 10 Facts About the Battle of Ia Drang
The US forces made use of battalion radio operators to request helicopter support and coordinate artillery barriers, bombardments, and bomb and napalm strikes. The Battle…
When Tanks Overran the Green Berets: The Battle of Lang Vei
On January 21st and 22nd, NVA forces attacked and overran Khe Sanh Village and began their encirclement and assault on the Khe Sanh base. In…
The Times They Are A Changin’ Drugs, Music, & The Vietnam War
The year that peace and love were being celebrated at the first Woodstock festival, 11,000 soldiers were killed in the Vietnam War. The widespread use…
Mad Max Move Over: The Armored Gun Trucks of Vietnam
Men of the transportation corps started converting 2.5-ton trucks into mobile gun platforms. They added wood and sandbags as well as mounting M60 machine guns…
“I Love the Smell of Napalm in the Morning.” The 5 Best Movies About Nam
“A good dose of a badass Sam Elliott never hurts.” Highly politicized as the Vietnam War was, it generated some of the best war films…
Did You Know? 10 Cool Movie Facts About Platoon
Not surprisingly, the film was banned in Vietnam by the authorities because of its portrayal of Vietnamese soldiers. Films about historical military events are one…
Vietnam Vermin: The Story of the Tunnel Rats
The Americans and Australians were continuously plagued with small scale surprise attacks by the Viet Cong as they advanced deep into the woods. When the…
We Were Soldiers – Lt. Gen. Hal Moore
What the American troops quickly discovered was that they had walked into a trap “Hate war, love the American soldier,” was a mantra that legendary…
The Marine The Viet Cong Couldn’t Break He Was Last Seen On a Jungle Trail in November 1967
Of all the bad things that could happen to an American soldier during the Vietnam War, becoming a prisoner of war in the hands of…
How a Vietnam War Photographer Saved Marines by Jumping on a Grenade, Awarded the Medal of Honor Posthumously
At the National Museum of American History, going through the Medal of Honor segment of The Price for Freedom: Americans at War, you would see…
Amazing Pictures of Tunnel Rats: The Warriors Who Infiltrated Underground Tunnels In The Vietnam War
“Non gratus anus rodentum” is a Latin phrase that, when translated into English, means “not worth a rat’s ass.” This tongue-in-cheek expression was the motto…
The A-1 Skyraider – Including the Toilet Bomb
The A-1 Skyraider was the last propeller-driven tail-dragger aircraft bought by the US Navy. One of the largest single engine aircraft ever built, the A-1…