There are parallels to what is unfolding in Venezuela right now with the American war in Vietnam, which ended 50 years ago.
Craig Honour and Jack "Fingers" Ensch were naval aviators during the Vietnam War, and on a recent afternoon they spoke of how wonderful it is to be flying — as long as no one is shooting at you. "I ...
Though Nixon initiated Operation Linebacker II, a bombing campaign against North Vietnam coinciding with the Christmas holiday, he suspended bombing operations on Christmas Day for humanitarian ...
To the editor: Jane Fonda’s actions arguably triggered the end of the Vietnam War. (“Why L.A. County’s ‘Jane Fonda Day’ declaration was so astoundingly insensitive,” Opinion, May 9) As a Vietnam War ...
A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran makes full use of recently declassified U.S. documents in this first comprehensive study of fighter combat over North Vietnam. His balanced, ...
On 27 April 1972, two USN F-4B Phantoms from USS Coral Sea were tasked with attacking targets over North Vietnam. Heavy cloud cover made the task impossible so they set up a CAP station south of Hanoi ...
North Vietnamese negotiators walked out of peace talks in Paris on Dec. 13, 1972. They had just rejected American proposals and refused to set a date to resume discussions. Five days later, American B ...
The impetus for Linebacker I was somewhat reactive in nature as opposed to the more proactive spirit of Linebacker II, as the first Linebacker was devised to counter the Communist North Vietnamese ...
The period from the Paris Peace Agreement of January 1973, which marked the end of the United States’ direct military involvement in the Vietnam War, to the fall of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in ...
Editor’s Note: Sue asked her full name not be shared due to concerns surrounding her religion and details about the protest. SAMANTHA SIEDOW: Hi everyone, my name is Samantha Siedow. I am a staff ...
A Vietnam War veteran and former combat medic will serve as the grand marshal of Saturday’s Veterans Day Parade. Staff Sgt. James W. Reed, who served in the Army from 1966 to 1972 will lead the parade ...
Two Navy aviators from Jacksonville share their experiences during the Vietnam War in a new book by Jacksonville University Professor Keith Saliba. Jack "Fingers" Ensch, who lost his thumb while a POW ...
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