That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...

What You Need to Know: The A-1 Skyraider, introduced during World War II, became the U.S.'s last propeller-driven attack aircraft. First flown in 1945, it served through the Korean and Vietnam ...

With its lush landscapes and stunning tropical beaches, it is hard to accept that the region was the setting of fierce fighting during the Vietnam ... 1-3 million Vietnamese were killed in the war.

It is one of the 20th century’s most memorable images: a naked girl, screaming, running from a napalm bombing during the Vietnam War. More than ... as they run down Route 1 near Trang Bang ...

Nelson, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, then 28 years old, was serving as the pilot and aircraft commander of a UH-1 Iroquois ("Huey ... the nation during the Vietnam War. The medic who would ...

Another U.S. soldier from Los Angeles, whose government imprisoned him during World War ... Private 1 st Class Kenneth David was serving as a radio telephone operator in central Vietnam enemy ...

turned 1 year old. McKnight and her family know the sacrifice her father made. The rest of the country will now, too, as Nelson and Kenneth David, who also fought in the Vietnam War, are the ...

PHU THO – Vietnam recorded a rare win over Thailand in the first leg of the Asean Championship final at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho on Jan 2. The 2-1 triumph was their first success over the ...

It’s a symbol of gallantry in times of war ... Vietnam with the US Army’s 114th Aviation Company (Airmobile Light). It was there he distinguished himself. While on a search-and-destroy mission near ...

(VOVWORLD) - An ASEAN Cup 2024 victory at Viet Tri Stadium on Thursday night puts Vietnam a leg up on defending champion Thailand heading to the final’s second leg at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on ...