Sunday, July 22, 2012

At War's End, U.S. Ship Rescued South Vietnam's Navy

Enlarge Hugh Doyle The South Vietnamese fleet follows the USS Kirk to Subic Bay in the Philippines. The Kirk's final mission at the end of the Vietnam War was to bring the remnants of the South's navy to safety in the Philippines. text size A A A September 1, 2010 Last of three parts On April...

35 Years On, Vietnam Heroes Reunited, Decorated

Crew members of the USS Kirk try to wave off a CH-47 Chinook carrying South Vietnamese refugees on April 29, 1975. But the helicopter's pilot, Ba Nguyen, was determined to unload his passengers, who included his wife and three young children. text size A A A September 1, 2010 Second of three parts...

After 35 Years, Unlikely Navy Caregivers Receive Recognition

On April 29, 1975, as Saigon was falling to Communist North Vietnamese forces, a small U.S. Navy destroyer escort ship, the USS Kirk, played a dramatic but almost forgotten role in rescuing up to 30,000 South Vietnamese. Here, a member of the USS Kirk's crew tends to a Vietnamese baby. The men of...

Children of the Vietnam War

Born overseas to Vietnamese mothers and U.S. servicemen, Amerasians brought hard-won resilience to their lives in AmericaThey grew up as the leftovers of an unpopular war, straddling two worlds but belonging to neither. Most never knew their fathers. Many were abandoned by their mothers at the gates of orphanages. Some were discarded in garbage cans. Schoolmates taunted and pummeled them and mocked...

Vietnam 101: A Short Introduction

Summary: The Vietnam War occurred in present-day Vietnam, Southeast Asia. It represented a successful attempt on the part of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam, DRV) and the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam (Viet Cong) to unite and impose a communist system over the entire nation. Opposing the DRV was the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, RVN), backed by the...

Vietnam War: Battle of Ia Drang

Battle of Ia Drang - Conflict & Dates: The Battle of Ia Drang was fought November 14-18, 1965, during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Armies & Commanders United States Colonel Thomas Brown Lieutenant Colonel Harold G. Moore Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDade approx. 1,000 men North Vietnam Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu An approx. 2,000 men Battle of Ia Drang - Background: In 1965,...

Vietnam War: Battle of Hamburger Hill

Conflict: The Battle of Hamburger Hill took place during the Vietnam War. Dates: US forces were engaged in the A Shau Valley from May 10 to May 20, 1969. Armies & Commanders: United States Major General Melvin Zais approx. 1,800 men North Vietnam Unknown approx. 1,500 men Summary of the Battle of Hamburger Hill: In 1969, US troops began Operation Apache Snow with the goal of...
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