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Vietnam War Blog
http://www.namwarcollectables.com/blog
A blog about the history of the Vietnam War, the soldiers who fought it, and the US Military.
Recent Posts
Tour Of Pacific Region
Gen. Maxwell Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam and now a consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and presidential adviser Clark Clifford tour South Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea to sound out opinion on th...
The F-4C Phantom And The MiG-17
On this day, July 10, 1965 U.S. planes continue heavy raids in South Vietnam and claim to have killed 580 guerrillas. U.S. Phantom jets, escorting fighter-bombers in a raid on the Yen Sen ammunition depot northwest of Hanoi, engaged North Vietnamese ...
A Ranger and A “Blue” MIA
On June 16, 1970, SSgt. Deverton C. Cochran was team leader and SP4 Carl J. Laker the assistant team leader of a reconnaissance team from Company H, 75th Infantry, 1st Cavalry Divison on an area search mission in Cambodia. 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry...
The Re-Capture Of Hamburger Hill
On this day in 1969 a slap in the face to the 3rd Battalion, 187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Divison happened. These were the men who fought onHamburger Hill. That particular battle occurred during Operation Apache Snow, and also involved the 9th Mar...
1965 MIA
Major John R. Schumann was an advisor from Headquarters, MACV, and his job was assisting a village chief in Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam. On June 16, 1965, he was in an automobile with the village chief while the unit they were overseeing was o...
More Troops to Nam
Hey everyone, sorry I’ve been MIA, sometimes work gets the best of us. On a side note, still not getting pics to show up on my blog, will have to figure something out, because when I do peices on Military Badges I would like to show a picture ...
