'Crucible 1972': JU prof's book features two Vietnam War Navy aviators from Jacksonville
Vietnam experiences of Navy vets from Florida helped Keith Saliba tell his "Crucible" story of America at war in the pivotal ...
The Fascinating History Of The USS White River Rocket Ship From 1945
She went on to serve during the Vietnam War and was redesignated an Inshore Fire Support Ship (LFR-536) in January 1969. The ...
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How a Navy sailor fell off his ship, played dumb — and became a Vietnam POW hero
South Dakotan Douglas Brent Hegdahl, who’d never seen the ocean before joining the Navy in the midst of the Vietnam War, had somehow fallen from the ship. Just 20 years old, he survived hours in ...
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'The Unlikely War Hero': The Youngest and Lowest-Ranking Vietnam War POW in the Hanoi Hilton
Author, historian and Vietnam veteran Marc Leepson's new book, "The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage ...
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THE VIETNAM WAR
The Vietnam War was not the United States' bloodiest or ... 1964 when North Vietnamese patrol boats fired on a US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. The US Congress then passed, with only two dissenting ...
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The Navy’s newest ship is named for a Medal of Honor recipient
The ship honors Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War in 1968. When Canley received the award in 2018, he was the first living Black Marine to ...
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American Victory Ship & Museum
hundreds of ships were built, most moving cargo. In May 1945, the SS American Victory was launched. Built in just 55 days, it was deployed in WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. By 1996 ...