The half-hour mission drained all their ammo and nearly their fuel in one of the most daring rescues of the Vietnam War. We need to finally honor the elite U.S Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, with a Congressional Gold Medal. By Col. Paris Davis
8 months ago Hooper was credited with 22 confirmed enemy KIA during a single day in February 1968. The USS Ronald Reagan, along with the guided missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Robert Smalls, arrived in Da Nang on Sunday for the visit. The rare visit by one of the U.S. Navy’s biggest ships comes as Washington and Beijing step up efforts to bolster ties with Southeast Asian nations. Leonard Matlovich is buried in the Congressional Cemeteray beneath a grave stone that reads, “A Gay Vietnam Veteran.” The three-day event will take place on the National Mall. Only a small number of vets eligible for PACT Act benefits have applied. He would deploy five times to Vietnam between 1961 and 1970. In honor of Vietnam War Veterans Day, we put together a top-10 list of films — excluding documentaries — we consider the best about the Vietnam War. Load More