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Vietnam • OCTOBER 2021 VOL. 34, NO. 3
An Ovation for USO Tours
Southeast Asians Seek Compensation for Defoliant Illnesses
Did the CIA Lead an Assassination Program? • A SERIES EXAMINING CONTENTIOUS ISSUES OF THE VIETNAM WAR
David Petraeus • The lessons of the Vietnam War and their impact on the senior military leadership
Pilot Shot Down in Laos Finally Brought Home to Rest
A HISTORY OF SACRIFICES
‘A LONG QUIET RIDE’ • AN OHIO BOY DESCRIBES TO HIS PARENTS THE JOURNEY FROM HOME TO THE WAR IN VIETNAM
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NORTH VIETNAM’S D-74 122 MM GUN
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1971
BATTLEFRONT
THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION AT DAK TO • A FIGHT TO BE REMEMBERED
No. 1 GUN • THE STORY OF AN INFANTRYMAN’S MACHINE GUN FROM BASIC TRAINING TO COMMUNIST CAPTIVITY
A MAN, A MISSION AND THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER • CHICKIE DONOHUE HAULED A BURLAP BAG OF BEER FROM NEW YORK TO HIS FRIENDS IN VIETNAM
A NURSE’S PURPLE HEART • IN JANUARY 1965, A NAVY OFFICER BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE THE AWARD IN VIETNAM
THE MARINES’ FORCE RECON • LONG-RANGE RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS PROBED DEEP INTO ENEMY TERRITORY
HIDDEN HEROISM OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE AT AN OBSCURE BATTLE
The Marine Corps’ Program to Capture Hearts and Minds
Canada’s Little-Known But Strong Ties to Vietnam War
LAWRENCE JOEL • SERIOUSLY WOUNDED MEDIC DEFIED ODDS TO SAVE OTHERS