Tag: Vietnam War
After the Fall – Saigon Resident Recalls Terrifying Day of Communist Takeover
“To this day, I am still able to recall the terror of the fall of Saigon. The appalling threat from the communists is still vivid in my mind.” For most Americans, their country’s long ordeal in…
The Ho Chi Minh Trail – Nine Quick Facts About North Vietnam’s Infiltration Super Highway
“The fight for control of the vital artery emerged as an important front in the long-running war and led to the conflict spilling over into both Laos and Cambodia.” ACCORDING TO AN official U.S. government history…
Charlie’s ‘Shock and Awe’ – Vietnam Vet Recalls Chaos of Tet Offensive (Listen)
“That night at 3 a.m., the rockets came in. And boy, did they come in.” “CRACK THE SKY. Shake the earth.” That was Hanoi’s message to the NVA infiltrators and Viet Cong insurgents lying in wait…
‘We Gotta Get Outta This Place’ – 10 Vietnam Vets Remember the Songs That Helped Them Get Through the War
“Music enabled countless soldiers in Vietnam to connect with each other and to ‘the World’ back home.” By Doug Bradley and Craig Werner WHEN co-author Doug Bradley arrived in Vietnam in November 1970 and was being…
Operation Wandering Soul – Ghost Tape Number 10 and the Haunted Jungles of Vietnam
“Vietnamese legends held that on the anniversary of a person’s death, a spiritual channel between our world and the afterlife can open making communication possible. Was this just such a phenomenon?” JUST AFTER dusk on the night of…
