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A Fatal Failing Of Intelligent Leadership in the Vietnam War – The Battle Of Lima Site 85

There is a remote mountaintop in north-eastern Laos called Phou Phathi, and the locals said it was a place where phi, or spirits, lived. By…

Sammy L. Davis: The Real Forrest Gump, when it came time to award Forrest the Medal of Honor, they took the footage straight from the ceremony that honored Sammy L. Davis

Greg Jackson

While it might be disappointing to find out that there was no single individual who became a football star at Alabama, received the Medal of…

“Fragging” – In Vietnam, Some Officers Claimed To Have Feared Being Deliberately Killed By Their Own Men

Ian Harvey

Recently, the concept of “fragging” made the news again. It was revealed that Roy Moore, who recently lost his campaign for the US Senate seat…

Australian Keith Payne Was Awarded The Victoria Cross for Great Heroism in Vietnam

Jeff Edwards

The 1960’s war in Vietnam has long been remembered as a conflict fought primarily by the United States of America. What is often lost in…

The Only Marine to be Awarded a Medal of Honor for Actions as a POW, Donald Cook Was Truly Unbreakable in the Face of the Enemy

Jeff Edwards

To be clear, there have been multiple Marines who displayed inexplicable gallantry in combat warranting a Medal of Honor before they were subsequently captured.  However,…

USCGC Heriberto Hernandez, Named For A Coastguard Hero Who Was Killed In Vietnam

On October 16, 2015, the United States Coast Guard gained a new Cutter. The 154 foot Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter was named after a…

When The US Dumped Over $10 Million Worth Of Choppers Into The Sea

One of the most iconic images from the fall of Saigon did not happen in Saigon. It happened at sea where sailors pushed helicopters off their ships.…

Drew Dennis Dix Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor For Incredible Heroism In Vietnam

Jeff Edwards

When Drew Dix deployed to Vietnam in 1968 as a military “advisor” to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), it became abundantly clear…

Vietnam Medal Of Honor: Lemon had run out of grenades. He took the man out with his bare hands

The Medal of Honor is America’s highest military award given to US citizens for acts of valor. Even if those recipients were high on Marijuana when…

Sammy L. Davis: The Real Forrest Gump, when it came time to award Forrest the Medal of Honor, they took the footage straight from the ceremony that honored Sammy L. Davis

Jeff Edwards

While it might be disappointing to find out that there was no single individual who became a football star at Alabama, received the Medal of…

Some of the Most Important and Epic Battles of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War lasted from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975, officially between North Vietnam (North Vietnam) and South Vietnam (South Vietnam). In reality, it…

Leaving No Man Behind, Bennie Adkins Missed the Evacuation Helicopter and Helped a Team Evade Capture in the Jungles of Vietnam for Over 48 Hours

To be perfectly honest, one can’t be sure how to write a headline for the Medal of Honor actions displayed by Command Sergeant Major Bennie…