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Profile in Courage: Five Years to Freedom
James Nicholas “Nick” Rowe was born on February 8, 1938 in McAllen, Texas, to Lee Delavan and Florence [nee Survillo] Rowe, a Russian immigrant who had lived through the Bolshevik Revolution. His older...
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Student Challenge: How did Vietnam Change our Country?
This year, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund held a Memorial Day Student Video Contest asking the question, “How did Vietnam Change Our Country?”. Each high-school student was tasked with...
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Female Correspondents of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was noticeably different than all other wars in American history. Unlike World War II, Vietnam was fought in one place by mostly American soldiers. Warfare was guerrilla-style in the...
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Vietnam War Story “When Can I Stop Running?” is now Available
Hi Everybody! Here we are, a little more than six years since publishing my first book, “Cherries – A Vietnam War Novel” – a well-received addition to the many Vietnam War novels out there. On...
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29 Sad, lonely & Tough Images from the Vietnam War
War dominated 30 years of Vietnam’s history last century. The struggle that began with communists fighting French colonial power in the 1940s did not end until they seized Saigon and control of the...
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What Was It Like To Hump The Boonies in Vietnam?
This has turned out to be longer then I expected, but I think it’s all good and you’ll like it… Today, I want to focus on the American “straight leg” infantryman during the Vietnam War. I’m not...
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Who Were All the Players During The Vietnam War?
Support to South Vietnam The war in Vietnam was a much larger event than most people realized. For starters, forty nations provided assistance to South Vietnam ranging from economic and technical...
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When Can I Stop Running? – Sample Chapters
I’ve added the preface and first two chapters of my new book for your reading pleasure. Caution: Explicit language. The following material is copyright protected and can not be copied or used...
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VA Disability Claim Myths – 12 Facts You Need to Know About Filing a VA...
This article originally posted on “The Military Wallet” on Aug. 2, 2016 by Ryan Guina. I thought the information provided within this article is important and wanted to share it with my readers. I’m...
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The “Real” Great Escape of WWII
Many of us baby boomers saw this movie while coming of age and thought it was the greatest of all time. Even today, we’ll watch it again for the umpteenth time. Why are people drawn to this film?...
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12 Random Questions and Answers about The Vietnam War
When was the Vietnam War? The commonly accepted dates for the Vietnam conflict are 1954 to 1975. Most of the military fighting occurred between 1957 and 1973. Because Congress never officially passed a...
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Cherries – A Vietnam War Novel’s Website Surpasses One-Million Hits
Time to Celebrate! Six years ago, I created this website to promote my new book and offer readers a place to voice their opinion and ask questions. Since then, I’ve added posts, pictures, videos,...
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Operation Starlite: First Battle in Vietnam War
This article is dedicated to my Vietnam Brother, Del Ligon, who insisted that I write something about the Marines and the first real battle of the Vietnam War. Okay, brother…here it is! Date: Aug 17...
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A Vietnam War Hero: Charles S. Kettles
Profiles in Courage: Charles S. Kettles During the early morning hours of May 15, 1967, personnel of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, were ambushed in the Song Tra Cau riverbed near the Duc...
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Former Vietnam War POW Lt. Col. Odell Tells about the First Hours after his...
Air Force Lt. Col. Donald “Digger” Odell, a fighter pilot from Harrison Township was shot down during the Vietnam War and remained a Prisoner of War for five a half years. Shared here to illustrate...
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Nurses During the Vietnam War
One of my goals was to put together an article featuring nurses in Vietnam. I’m certain that any soldier who spent time in the hospital there has fond memories of those brave women who took care of...
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No Peace – Guest Post
I am certain that every one of us is mentioned herein…just not by name. I’m publishing this short but powerful piece with the permission of the author, Jimmy Fox, 1st Cav ’67-’68. No Peace We came...
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‘Hanoi Hannah,’ Whose Broadcasts Taunted And Entertained American GIs, Dies
Trinh Thi Ngo was ‘Hanoi Hannah,’ a propaganda broadcaster who died in Vietnam on Friday, September 30, 2016. One of North Vietnam’s most recognizable wartime voices fell silent last Friday, when...
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Who was the youngest U.S. soldier killed in the Vietnam War
How many of you knew that the youngest American Soldier to be killed during the Vietnam War was only 15 yrs. old? The minimum age for enlistment was 17 years-old with parental consent. Pfc. Dan...
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A Special Breed of Soldier
There was no more welcomed sound to a wounded soldier in Vietnam than the whop-whop-whop of the “dustoff Huey” coming to get them out of hell. Anyone that has ever flown in a Dustoff Huey will never...
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