Tag Archives: Vietnam War History

The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick PBS Premier: Sun. 9/17

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Laura

 Difficult to know if this 18-hour, 10-part documentary will please or anger. The byline “No Single Truth” may not go over well in 2017 since a fair slice of the population prefers to see things in tunnel vision.  I’ll be … Continue reading →

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VIETNAM REVISITED –SEAWOLVES

Posted on October 21, 2015 by asknod

Just got this in from a salty dog in response to my erroneous remark about the Navy being possession of Huey Gunships in the Vietnam War. I apologize. To be truthful, I was being facetious because I never so much caught a … Continue reading →

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VIETNAM: WHAT WENT WRONG IN SIX MINUTES

Posted on December 6, 2014 by asknod

America is becoming more and more enamoured of it’s former warriors than ever. Each day reveals a new commission, a new museum showing or another commemorative gun from one of those outfits that advertises in American Rifleman. This month they’re … Continue reading →

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DECLASSIFIED CAS DOCUMENTS

Posted on September 14, 2014 by asknod

Sorry for the mixup. I published this as a post and then moved it up to the widgets in black above.

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NEW WIDGET

Posted on November 1, 2013 by asknod

Here’s a great addition to the widget bar above. Sent in by Tip of the Spear Bruce McCartney (4 tour combat medic 68-72). It will bring back that hot sticky air and pungent aroma of decaying vegetation. I think there’s … Continue reading →

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IF WALLS COULD TALK

Posted on July 18, 2013 by asknod

Bob from the mosquito Capitol of the the US sends us this touching reminder of just what Our Wall doesn’t say. Perhaps I say that selfishly, but it is my touchstone for those who served with me, those I knew … Continue reading →

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Reading: Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Laura

I picked up a flyer about this 2011 book by Thomas P. McKenna  in a VA Clinic waiting room recently.  The flyer said, “written by a man who was there.”  It received good reviews on Amazon and was published by … Continue reading →

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DoD Vietnam interactive timeline

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Laura

Bookmark this link in your Vietnam research folder. This overview might be helpful in reconstructing when certain events happened during the Vietnam conflict and much  earlier.  The first contact between the US and Vietnam was in 1833. Use the arrows … Continue reading →

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VETERANS MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON (STATE)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by asknod

I took a copy of my book and my RPG-2 down to Chehalis yesterday. I donated both to the museum because they did not have either one. Their collection of Vietnam stuff is rather amazing but the B-40 launcher will … Continue reading →

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