This Tampa Bay area man defied orders and made Vietnam War history, saving lives
Larry Chambers' orders saved lives by pushing helicopters into the sea during the end of the Vietnam War. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In April 1975, as the North Vietnamese closed in on Saigon, Americans ...
7 Brutal And Realistic War Movies Ever Made
A soldier travels deep into Vietnam’s warzone to find a rogue colonel, experiencing the madness and chaos of war. A soldier ...
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52 Years After a US Spy Plane Was Shot Down over Laos, a Family Still Fights for Answers: Did the Crew All Perish or Were Half of Them Left Behind?
The peace treaty was signed. Prisoners of war were coming home. The last thing America needed was an international incident.
The ‘barbaric’ true story of Black Hawk Down
US peacekeepers were killed by Somalia militiamen in flip-flops. What went wrong – and did it set a ‘dangerous precedent’?
What Really Happened During the Black Hawk Down Incident? Inside the Real-Life Combat Mission Gone Wrong Revisited in Surviving Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film 'Black Hawk Down' told the story of 1993’s deadly Battle of Mogadishu. Here is a look back at ...
The True Story Behind Netflix’s ‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ And The Battle Of Mogadishu
Following his award-winning film "Black Hawk Down," Ridley Scott’s new Netflix docuseries revisits the Battle of Mogadishu with firsthand accounts from those who lived it. Here’s what happened.
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He nearly lost his life in Vietnam. 55 years later, Congress awarded him its highest honor
John nearly lost his life while serving in Vietnam when he was shot at by enemy fire. The bullet ricocheted off the top of ...
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Critics say Medal of Honor museum shortchanges airman’s achievements
More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...
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Valérie André, French 'Helicopter Heroine' and army medic, dies at 102
Long before there were air ambulance companies like CareFlight, and TV shows like 'China Beach' and 'M*A*S*H,' Valérie André ...
This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
War followed them home
Litchfield resident Gaylen Heacock Jr. was in a dark place. He had sunken into a depression fueled by recurring nightmares, anxiety and feelings of betrayal. Most mornings, he ...
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Napalm in the Morning: The Aircraft of “Apocalypse Now”
The helicopter is the most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now, but the aircraft tied to the film’s famous bit of dialogue is the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter. Advertisement cookies are ...