Bong Son, Vietnam, Feb. 2, 1966: Ground crewmen prepare to refuel a Scout H-13 helicopter during the 1st Air Cavalry Division’s participation in Operation White Wing. Flying “low and slow,” the pilots ...
In December 1971, Gene Hamner, Raven 12, was flying a T-28 aircraft along the Nam Ou River in Laos. Armed with .50-caliber machine guns and high-explosive rockets, Hamner and the CIA officer in his ...
Former U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Stirm, a POW during the Vietnam War known for the iconic "Burst of Joy" photo reuniting him ...
A half-century ago, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. James “Russ” McCarthy was a part of the nation’s last big military action of the Vietnam War — Operation Linebacker II. Dubbed the “Christmas Bombings, ...
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Vietnam POW seen reuniting with his family in joyous Pulitzer Prize-winning photo is dead at 92
Every day, how grateful I am that my father was one of the lucky ones and returned home. That was really a gift.” ...
Debbie Eller paused, tears pricking at her eyes. “I won’t tell this easily,” she said, as she started to explain the wishbone. It had come from a Thanksgiving turkey in 1965, when Eller was on the ...
Somehow, it seemed sadly appropriate. Robert Stirm passed away last week on Veterans Day. He was 92. Stirm grew up in San Mateo and was a graduate of San Mateo ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM — Crowds of hundreds sat on the tennis courts of Tan Son ...
Dr. John Burditt spoke about his family's military service at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Doyle Community Center, sharing ...
The Vietnam War formally ended in 1975 but it took many years afterward for members of the family of Constance Hestle to find an ending to their personal struggle. Hestle’s husband, Air Force pilot ...
Squadron has officially reformed, marking its proud return to Air Force service with a ceremony at Torrens Parade Ground, ...
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