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In The Hornet’s Nest • Things looked hopeless for infantrymen ambushed in a rubber plantation in Vietnam until armored cavalry assault vehicles arrived.

Vietnam • SUMMER 2023 VOL. 36, NO. 1

Lost Chances?

NAVY TO NAME NEW WARSHIP FOR MOH RECIPIENT

LONG-DELAYED MOH AWARDED TO VIETNAM HERO

SUMMER ’69

RELIC SPOTLIGHT

WORDS FROM THE WAR

INTEL

FIREBASES • WHAT WAS THE CONCEPT BEHIND FIRE SUPPORT BASES IN VIETNAM?

THE KC-135 STRATOTANKER

Subscribe Now! • CHOOSE FROM NINE AWARD-WINNING TITLES

COMPUTERS IN VIETNAM • THE FADAC WAS USED TO CALCULATE ARTILLERY FIRING DATA. WAS IT ONE OF THE FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTERS?

The Fallen Temple

BLACK TIGERS • HOW FRENCH COMMANDOS USED DECEPTION AND DARING TO STRIKE BLOWS AT NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES

HIT MY SMOKE! • CESSNA O-2 SKYMASTER AVIATORS EXCELLED AT CRITICAL MISSIONS

HELL IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS • A SEARCH FOR MISSING COMRADES LED TWO INFANTRY COMPANIES STRAIGHT INTO AN ENEMY INFERNO

SNAPSHOTS FROM THE SECRET WARS • RARE PHOTOS SHOW SPECIAL FORCES WARRIORS IN ACTION BEHIND ENEMY LINES

HARD-FOUGHT VICTORY • IN OPERATION STARLITE IN 1965, U.S. MARINES BATTLED A FORMIDABLE VIET CONG REGIMENT IN THE FIRST MAJOR U.S. OFFENSIVE ACTION OF THE WAR

A LAST-MINUTE RESCUE MISSION

TODAY IN HISTORY • AUGUST 8, 1974

Pacification Problems

A Worthy Tribute To True Heroes

KEVIN “DASHER” WHEATLEY • THIS AUSSIE SAVED A CHILD’S LIFE AND GAVE HIS OWN FOR A FRIEND