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Veteran Marine finds war hard to forget

Chet Gorski By Tammy Compton Vietnam Veteran Chester "Chet" Gorski. By Tammy Compton Wayne Independent Tue May 19, 2009, 05:23 PM EDT "My dad was a Marine." That's where the story begins for Vietnam...

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Lost soldiers virtual wall.

Look lost loved one up here

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Feb. 12, 1973

Feb. 12, 1973:  The first American prisoners of war are released from North Vietnamese captivity.

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Stand proudly and......

be counted as one of our honored Viet Nam Vets.Gone from us now, but missed and remembered: Ray Krieger 'Nam Barney'.

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The Cost

Casualties by state

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The time I saved the day in Vietnam

On the softball field.  I worked in the headquarters of the 79th Maintenance Battalion in Long Binh.  Some of the athletically-inclined soldiers in my unit played softball against teams from other...

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i remember this clearly - i wonder if this 'tour' with narative will tell...

of the facts? i hate it when history  gets rewritten in a one sided presentation, im not pointing a finger specifically at either side here, i just want ALL of the facts included, i would hope it...

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Enlisted POW's commissioned in Hanoi

Here's an interesting story that I wasn't previously aware of.  Link:http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2010/April%202010/0410hanoi.aspxThe author of the article, Leo Thorsness,...

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In some ways, the Vietnam War was rinky-dink

By that I mean that for all the money spent on the war, a lot of things were done in a slap-dash, crappy way.  Go to these links and look at the...

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Sticky of Virtual Vietnam Wall?

Vietnam Wall First click on a state.  When it opens, scroll down to the city and the names will appear.  Then click on their names.  It should show you a picture of the person, or at least their bio...

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every so often something gets set right - and theres a lot waiting to be

set right about the 60s ..........Eagan vet of Vietnam War to get overdue honors Posted 12/28/2010 6:02 AM ET E-mail | Save |

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Pictures of Viet Nam

Takes a while to go through but worth it. http://blogs.denverpost.c...of-the-fall-of-saigon-2/

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Medal of honor

medal

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The Vietnam Wall (Some things you may not have known.)

 I think the Vietnam Memorial Wall is something this country got right. Read on . . . A little history most...

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so it begins - we always re-pay/re-build after we leave

this will end up being a huge expense ......US begins Agent Orange clean-up The US begins cleaning up Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam - the first such move since the Vietnam war ended.

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not direct topic but related in time

A Soviet missile base in Germany that spy planes never saw It was top-secret in 1959 and remains almost completely unknown to this day - the first Soviet nuclear missile base outside the USSR. But it...

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Ho Chi Minh trail

Subject: Check out Legend of the, Ho Chi Minh trail | Laos GPS Map Legend of the, Ho Chi Minh trail | Laos GPS Map

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since we dont have a cold war section , and the timeline is correct ill post...

Cold War sub to go on display at museum as its military missions remain...

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American Soldiers' Engraved Zippo Lighters from Viet Nam . . .

Interesting collection. Be advised that some of the inscriptions may be offensive to some . . .See: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/02/soldiers-engraved-zippo-lighters-from-vietnam-war/

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Documentary of the 40th Anniversary of the return of Vietnam War POWs . . .

Excellent compilation of the POW homecoming from various news outlets-- take a few minutes to watch: No matter what one may think of Nixon now - watch this clip; even if you’ve seen it before. They...

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