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DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 4

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By 1984 the waters had been sufficiently muddied as to the legitimacy of the evidence pointing to a second attack, and with it, incidentally, the…

DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 3

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Part 1: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/deep-water-dark-secrets-reassessing-historiography-tonkin-gulf-incident-part-1.html Part 2: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/deep-water-dark-secrets-reassessing-historiography-tonkin-gulf-incident-part-2.html Equally helpful in trying to unravel the Tonkin mystery at the time was John Galloway’s 1970 work The Gulf of Tonkin…

Vietnam Veteran Looks for Long-Lost Child

Ian Harvey
Vietnam veteran

A Vietnam veteran by the name of Jerry Quinn finally decided to embark on a journey to find his long-lost son. His voyage is not…

DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 2

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JOHN MORELLO, PH.D. SENIOR PROFESSOR OF HISTORY DEVRY UNIVERSITY ADDISON, IL Part 1: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/deep-water-dark-secrets-reassessing-historiography-tonkin-gulf-incident-part-1.html When Maddox first appeared in the Tonkin Gulf on August 1, 1964,…

Vietnam Photo of Jane Fonda Still Controversial

Ian Harvey
Jane Fonda

The controversial photo of Jane Fonda with the Vietnamese was taken in 1972, and to this day is one of the better known examples of…

Michigan-Man Andrew Kach Receives Medal for Service in Vietnam

Ian Harvey
medal

Private first class Andrew Kach of the United States Army received a ceremony in Brighton Township recently, during which he was given the Bronze Star…

Patrick Gallagher of the Vietnam War May Receive Honors Long After Death

Ian Harvey
Gallagher

Lance Corporal Patrick Gallagher, Irish immigrant who served in the Marines during the Vietnam War, made himself a hero on July 18, 1966. He had…

Evidence Found Regarding Missing Soldiers Suggests Excavation of Koh Tang Island

Ian Harvey
Koh Tang

Suspicions by JPAC (the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command) that missing American soldiers from the Vietnam War may be buried at the island of Koh Tang…

The Misremembering of Vietnam

Ian Harvey

With a national program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam kicked off by Congress, one writer takes issue with five main themes other the…

Tortured In Notorious ‘Hanoi Hilton,’ 11 GIs Were Unbreakable

Ian Harvey
Hanoi Hilton

Navy Cmdr. James Bond Stockdale was on a flying mission over North Vietnam on September 9, 1965, when his A-4 Skyhawk took fire and went…

Researcher Finds Pictures Of Soldiers Killed During Vietnam War

Vietnam War

Janna Hoehn is a researcher from Hawaii, who has been working on the ‘Wall of Faces’ website since 2010. Among the many faces listed on…

Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Baptized By Fire

Ian Harvey
Helicopter Pilot

During his first night as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, Neyman had quite a big shock. He was sleeping on the top bunk when he…