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The last American combat flag from the Vietnam War is being put up for auction. War hero Army Col. Chester Bailey McCoid took the large flag with him when he became the last ground force soldier to leave the South Vietnam port city of Da Nang on March 29, 1973, a month before the fall […]
Here is a Q&A session with Dick Couch, former Navy SEAL and author of “By Honor Bound: Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage.”
FighterSweep Fans, for our Throwback Thursday this week, we take you inside the cockpit of the mighty McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, as flown by the “Vigilantes” of VF-151. The story occurs in 1972, and you are inside the cockpit with then-Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Art “Kim” Long, a U.S. Navy Radar Intercept Officer. How did […]
“Honor Bound” can appeal to so many different groups of readers, as it has quite a bit to offer, both historically and inspirationally.
SGT Boyer’s remains will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
National Congressional Medal of Honor Day on Friday, March 25, is a special memorial day when recipients of the Medal of Honor gather each year at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate their fallen brethren. Among those warriors who have received our nation’s highest award for valor in combat is […]
By the end of 1970, some 2,497 4th Infantry Division soldiers had been killed and 15,229 had been wounded.
Military legend Larry Thorne served in the Finnish military, German military, and U.S. Special Forces.
Most of the known sniper exploits from Vietnam belong to the legendary Carlos Hathcock. But Marine Corps sniper Chuck Mawhinney racked up 103 confirmed kills between 1968 and 1969 in Vietnam, with as many as an additional 216 unconfirmed kills.
SOG Recon Team Florida executed the first combat HALO jump in Laos, 1970, a stealth mission marked by courage and covert challenges.
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