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Was the USS Monitor the most revolutionary technological development of the American Civil War?

3rd Battalion, 26th Marines Fight With the NVA 324B Division in September 1967 During the Vietnam War

On disengaging from the September 1967 battle, one member of the NVA's 324B Division picked up a radio and bid farewell to the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines: "Goodbye, 3/26!"

Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale: Vietnam War Hero and Indomitable Spirit at the Hanoi Hilton

NGO DINH DIEM

The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Did the bloody downfall of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem put the United States on a slippery slope into a quagmire?

U.S. INVOLVEMENT

The Vietnam War: Why It Was Impossible for the U.S. to Stay Uninvolved
U.S. complicity in the overthrow of South Vietnam's president made it impossible to stay uninvolved in the war.

NORTH VIETNAM’S MASTER PLAN

North Vietnam's Master Plan
Three years before the U.S. Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, the North Vietnamese Politburo made the decision to conquer the South.

TAYLOR MISSION

General Maxwell Taylor's Mission to Vietnam
President John F. Kennedy's tentative response to the report by General Maxwell Taylor had unintended consequences for the course of the war.

INSIDE MACV HEADQUARTERS

Tet Offensive: Inside MACV Headquarters
As General William Westmoreland's chief of staff at the time of the 1968 Tet Offensive, Maj. Gen. Walter 'Dutch' Kerwin had a key seat with the military inner circle during one of the most critical events of the war.

1ST OBSERVATION GROUP

Early Covert Action on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
In 1961 and 1962 the CIA-trained and -sponsored 1st Observation Group was formed to counter Communist operations along the trail.

BATTLES

Battle for Saigon
In the Tet Offensive of 1968, the Viet Cong prepared carefully for its objectives inside the "Saigon Circle." The result would be a plethora of battles--and battles within battles.

	Operation Niagara: Siege of Khe Sanh
	Operation Meade River: Marine Search-and-Destroy Cordon of the Vietnam War
	Tet 1969 at Cu Chi
	Tet Offensive: Battle for Hue
	Dr. Wayne P. Olson: An American Civilian Caught in the Midst of the 1968 Tet Offensive
	Lt. Col. John E. Gross Recalls the Tet Battles of Bien Hoa and Long Binh
	The First Tet Offensive of 1789

MEN OF WAR

Rick Rescorla: Ia Drang Hero
British-born Rick Rescorla was a hero of the Ia Drang and both terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

	Sergeant Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez: Marine's Sacrifice in the Battle of Hue
	Interview with Richard Jellerson: A Huey Pilot's Insights on the Helicopter War in Vietnam
	Donald Hamblen: One Tough Marine and Purple Heart Recipient
	U.S. Army Special Forces Major Jim Morris: Proud of His Service in Vietnam
	Personality: Captain Lee Morrow
	Robert Fromme Recalls the Death of Staff Sgt. Charles M. Andujar During the Vietnam War

DOCTORS AT WAR

Doctors in the Vietnam War: The Ultimate Training Ground
Western doctors who served in Vietnam, whether military or civilian, returned with a deeply altered perspective of their own professions.

	Interview with Dr. Clarence T. Sasaki: Holding Death at Bay During the Vietnam War
	Dr. Lawrence H. Climo Recalls His Vietnam War Service

MEDEVAC OPERATIONS

Vietnam War Fighting Forces: 326th Medical Battalion's Air Ambulance Platoon
The 326th Medical Battalion's Air Ambulance Platoon flew mission after dustoff mission to extract the wounded from FSB Ripcord.

	Rescue at LZ Albany
	Eagle Dustoff: Medevac Choppers to the Rescue

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS

Vietnam War Medals of Honor: Above and Beyond the Call
From Roger Donlon in 1964 to Roy Benavidez in 1981, the Medal of Honor was awarded to 239 Americans who served in Vietnam.

	Alfred Rascon: A Case of Forgotten Valor During the Vietnam War
	Fred Zabitosky: Vietnam Veteran and Medal of Honor Winner
	Interview with Harvey Barnum -- Vietnam Veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient
	Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale: Vietnam War Hero and Indomitable Spirit at the Hanoi Hilton
	A Conscientious Objector's Medal of Honor

LEADERS

Interview with NVA General Tran Van Tra
The field commander of military operations in the South, Tran Van Tra was North Vietnam's counterpart to General William Westmoreland.

	Interview with General William C. Westmoreland
	Ho Chi Minh: North Vietnam Leader
	Interviews with a Top North Vietnam Army General and Two Former Soldiers

END OF THE WAR

President Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam War Disengagement Strategy
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker's charge from President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 was to de-escalate the Vietnam conflict without losing the war. He did just that.

America's Bitter End in Vietnam

AIR AMERICA

Air America: Played a Crucial Part of the Emergency Helicopter Evacuation of Saigon
The last assignment of the CIA's Air America airline was one of its most hectic: airlift more than one thousand people to safety from Saigon rooftops just prior to North Vietnam's capture of the city.

AFTER THE WAR

Names On The Wall: A Closer Look At Those Who Died In Vietnam

	Dog Tags Lost and Found In Southeast Asia: An Update
	Bone Dealers in Vietnam
	Hearts without Homes: Coping with PTSD
	U.S. Vietnam War Soldiers and Malaria
	Never Forgotten: Accounting for American MIAs

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