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The History of Dog Tags
World War II–era dog tags American military dog tags as we know them today came into use around World War I. Before that, it was usually up to the individual soldier to carry some form of...
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Operation Babylift Tragedy
A Lockheed C-5 Galaxy In early April 1975, as Americans were evacuating from Vietnam to escape the advancing North Vietnamese army, the U.S. government approved Operation Babylift, which would get...
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A Perfect Landing
Crew members on the USS Midway push a helicopter into the ocean to make room for the landing of Buang-Ly’s plane As South Vietnam fell to the North in April 1975, desperate South Vietnamese tried to...
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Yorkie Doodle Dandy and Friends
Men on deck with dogs, perhaps just after a hunt Dogs have been a part of warfare for centuries, being scouts, trackers, guards, and messengers, and even fighting along side their handlers. Their...
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The Unknown Soldier
President Calvin Coolidge placing a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Arlington National Cemetery, November 11, 1927 On October 23, 1921, the unidentified bodies of four United States soldiers...
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A Vietnam War Thanksgiving
Members of Co D, 116th Engr Bn (Cbt), are served Thanksgiving dinner at the base camp. 27–28 November 1968. During the Vietnam War, the military tried to provide as many troops as possible with a...
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A Rescue in Vietnam
Hambleton being evacuated after his rescue When the Air Force set out to rescue downed navigator Iceal Hambleton, nobody could’ve guessed that it would turn out to be the “largest and most costly...
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Flak Attacks
Flak destroyed the "Bachelor's Bride" as it flew over the French coast in WWII, but luckily the men survived the crash with few injuries Flak is an abbreviation for a German anti-aircraft...
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Faces of the Vietnam War
1st Mar Div, Vietnam, 1967: Dental Civic Action Program—Close-up of Doctor Premru pulling a tooth. The figures recounting how many U.S. troops participated in the Vietnam War are huge: 2.7 million...
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Medical Civic Action Program
Willard Lochridge holds a Vietnamese child while Vernon Cook treats the child for cuts and infections on his leg. 1966. During the Vietnam War an initiative called the Medical Civic Action Program...
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