1969Jan.Richard M. Nixon becomes President replacing Lyndon Johnson.Henry Kissinger becomes the new Secretary of State. March ‘Vietnamization’ of the war is announced by Secretary of Defence Melvin Laird 30th AprilU.S. military personnel peak at 543,400....
“A” Company Rosters, Vietnam War 31 July 1965, Ft. Benning 31 August 1965, Enroute 31 January 1966 28 July 1966 31 October 1966 31 December 1966 30 April 1969 31 October 1969 31 May 1970 30 November 1970(incomplete) Unit Strength ...
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These years of the war saw an increased rate of casualties to both aircraft and aircrew. The subject of armor for both became more important. In the early years, armor for H-34s, other than self-sealing fuel cells, and their crews did not formally exist. Soon the need became apparent ...
December 1969: The U.S. begins the first draft lottery since World War II Thedraft lottery systemworked by randomly assigning every potential birthdate in a year a number between 1 and 366, determiningthe orderin which people would be called to serve based on their day of birth. The date...
December 1969: The U.S. begins the first draft lottery since World War II Thedraft lottery systemworked by randomly assigning every potential birthdate in a year a number between 1 and 366, determiningthe orderin which people would be called to serve based on their day of birth. The date...
Retired Col. Philip Conran, then a pilot with the 21st Special Operations Squadron based in Thailand, received the award for a mission on Oct. 6, 1969, as part of a multiple helicopter flight into Laos. During the flight, a lead helicopter was shot down and a rescue helicopter, designated...
Xiaoming Zhang, "The Vietnam War, 1964-1969: A Chinese Perspective," The Journal of Military History, Vol. 60, No. 4 (Oct. 1996), 741.The Vietnam War,1964-1969:A Chinese Perspective ". Xiaoming Zhang. The Journal of Military History . 1996...
A Vietnam War veteran is heartbroken after thieves took his trailer containing a lifetime of precious memories meant for his children and grandchildren. Oct 30, 2015 Calif. Woman Gets Life For Severing Husband's Penis A California woman who cut off her husband's penis and threw it in ...
military never lost a battle during the entire Vietnam war. On August 30, 2011, President Barack Obama proclaimed to a gathering of veterans: "But let it be remembered that you won every major battle of that war. Every single one." Vietnam vet Senator John McCain repeated this lie in a...