The General concurs
U.S. Air Force General George S. Brown, commanding the U.S. 7th Air Force, sent this memorandum to the Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam on October...
"They were magnificent"
Technical Sergeant Morton J. Freedman submitted this statement of his rescue from Kham Duc, Republic of Vietnam. Freedman and the other two members of the Combat...
Torpedo attack!
As this deck log documents, three North Vietnamese boats attacked the U.S.S. Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin on August 2, 1964. The Maddox and aircraft...
Torpedo boat, head on
This photograph, taken from the deck of the U.S. destroyer Maddox, shows a North Vietnamese P-4 torpedo boat closing in on the American vessel. Three of these...
Torpedoes away!
Three North Vietnamese P-4 torpedo boats attacked the U.S.S. Maddox, an American destroyer patrolling the Gulf of Tonkin, on August 2, 1964. This photograph,...
Transcript of report of heroism
First Lieutenant Jack E. Deichman’s report of Captain Manuel “Jay” S. Vargas’s heroism during the Vietnam War supported awarding him the Medal of Honor. This...
Treating the wounds
During the North Vietnamese Army’s surprise 1968 Tet Offensive, a fierce battle raged in the city of Hue. Pitting North Vietnamese Army regulars and Vietcong...