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Operation Parasol Switchback | SOG Vietnam | Operation Triumphus

Jun 22, 2021
By Marketing
Jun 22, 2021
Operation SWITCHBACK ordered the handover of clandestine operations from the CIA to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), the United States military’s command in South Vietnam, but the assassinations of Presidents Ngô Đ... 
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DateJune 1965
LocationVietnam
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My Time as a Navy Corpsman and the Marine Corps

Jul 13, 2021
By Don Mosbaugh
Jul 13, 2021
This story takes place at Oak Knoll Navy Hospital and NTA Okinawa with the marines. At Oakland Navy Hospital I worked on the Burn Ward and in Orthopedics with wounded veterans from Vietnam. In the jungle of Okinawa I was an in... 
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DateNov 1965
LocationOakland, California, United States
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131

Before You Go

Jul 8, 2021
By Herman Hughes
Jul 8, 2021
I had been in the military for nine years when I went to Vietnam. I was a Navy Lieutenant stationed in Japan where I served as the officer-in-charge of the Naval Investigative Service Resident Agency, Atsugi. Although I believed t... 
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DateMarch 1968
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
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166

Bob Hope: The model of patriotism, generosity, and commitment

May 20, 2021
By John Podlaski
May 20, 2021
To say our Honorary Commander-in-Chief had heart for us damns by faint praise. He had an enormous heart for every grunt, swabbie, flyboy, and jarhead. He cared for each one of us. When he stopped to visit and entertain us, he was... 
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DateJune 1964
LocationVietnam
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404

Profile in Courage: The Most Decorated Enlisted Sailor in Navy History

May 5, 2021
By John Podlaski
May 5, 2021
Williams arrived in Vietnam in April 1966 as a BM1. He was assigned in May to the River Patrol Force, River Squadron Five, in command of River Patrol Boat 105 (PBR-105). The force’s mission was to intercept Viet Cong and North Vie... 
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DateNov 1966
LocationVietnam
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184

I Was A Fleet Sailor

May 5, 2021
By Arthur Smith
May 5, 2021
On our second trip to Nam we relieved another battalion near the DMZ ... we became co-occupants with the 3rd Marine Division at Dong Ha ... camp is about five or six miles south of the DMZ. At the airstrip there was a welcome sign... 
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DateJune 1966
LocationVietnam
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324

To Kill A Man A Short Story by James H. Webb, Jr.

Apr 26, 2021
By John Podlaski
Apr 26, 2021
Did you ever kill anybody in the war, grandpa? How did it make you feel? How many Vietnam vets have heard these questions asked during the last fifty years? James Webb’s short story takes place during an afternoon fishing trip wit... 
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DateMay 1970
LocationQuận Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam
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576

THE WAR IN VIETNAM

Apr 16, 2021
By Brooks Outland
Apr 16, 2021
During my de-briefing, I related the above incident to the men at the table and the “shrink” said, “You turn this fellow loose here in the U.S. among all the anti-Vietnam shit and he’ll either be dead or in jail within a month!” T... 
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DateJuly 1967
LocationVietnam
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250

Bac Si, You're # 1 by Vietnam Vet Ron Mosbaugh

Apr 13, 2021
By Mack Payne
Apr 13, 2021
Ron served a 31-year career in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman. That means he served in the medical field. During those 31 years of service in the Navy, he spent thirteen months as a field corpsman in Vietnam with Hotel Company, Secon... 
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DateSept 1969
LocationVietnam
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393

Vietnam Sub service

Apr 13, 2021
By Anne Graham
Apr 13, 2021
A few memories of nuclear fast attack sub service including Vietnam campaign contributions.  
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DateApril 1971
LocationVietnam
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