Outbound from Vietnam, soldiers cheered when the plane ... Flight 346 was one of those return flights. And it was Christmas ...
U.S. Marine Cpl. Charles 'Chuck' Estes was in a hurry, trying to make sure he had everything for a 10-man night ambush into the demilitarized zone. It was 1967, a couple of nights after a 24-hour ...
I was stationed in Da Nang, Vietnam. Each year, the USO would entertain troops with Christmas shows all over the world — ...
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A paratrooper officer reflected upon his Vietnam service and the time he spent with Bob Hope and other celebrities there to ...
If Santa had a Christmas list for the Cold War, it might look something like General Harold K. Johnson’s. A Finnish immigrant ...
Christmas in the military is certainly different than celebrating the holidays as a civilian, and Christmas during war is an entirely unique experience from anything else.
Christmas songs and war don't often go hand in hand, but Bing Crosby's beloved "White Christmas" is a notable exception.
Outbound from Vietnam, soldiers cheered ... was one of those return flights. And it was Christmas Eve, a double downer. After unloading the inbound soldiers, the aircraft was quickly cleaned ...