Report of heroism in Vietnam
Captain Manuel “Jay” S. Vargas, commanded Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, during a three-day battle near Dai Do, Vietnam, from April 30 to May 2, 1968....
Rescue by C-123 transport plane
On May 12, 1968, Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. Jackson landed his C-123 transport plane on the debris-filled runway at Kham Duc in the Republic of Vietnam. Three members...
Saigon falls
On April 29, 1975, the fall of Saigon ended America's longest war. This log describes phone calls made by the White House staff to senators informing them that the...
Sailing into history
This chart depicts the patrol route of the U.S.S. Maddox from July 30 to August 2, 1964. The Maddox sailed into the Gulf of Tonkin, off the North...
Sequence of events
This chart records the dates and times surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. It shows when the U.S. aircraft departed from the U.S.S. Ticonderoga and the...
The 2nd squad
In this eyewitness statement, seven members of Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims’s squad describe how he saved their lives by sacrificing his own. Sims threw himself...
The flying ambulance
A Fairchild Aviation C-123 Provider approaches the airfield at Bien Hoa Air Force Base in Vietnam in 1966. This troop and cargo transport could also be used to...