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Laos calls for measurable action on cluster munitions
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Bravo survived 50 hours behind enemy lines in Iran
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (244+ words) 60 Minutes' extended interview with Dude 44 Bravo details a 50-hour evasion and the 155-aircraft rescue after an F-15E was hit by a shoulder-fired missile. 60 Minutes has published the first extended interview with the weapons systems officer known as Bravo after his F-15E was…...
Shot down over Iran, hunted for 50 hours: How US fighter survived behind enemy lines
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (782+ words) Shot down over Iran, hunted for 50 hours: How a US fighter survived behind enemy lines timesofindia.indiatimes.com...
Rick Springfield reflects on killing a man during trip to Vietnam
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (356+ words) Rick Springfield was responsible for the death of a Viet Cong soldier in 1968 Singer-songwriter Rick Springfield has spoken about killing a man during a visit to Vietnam in 1968. Springfield, who was 18 at the time and a member of the band…...
Freedom250 Reflective Moments of America's Military Week 37
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (147+ words) This week, we remember Sept. 11, revisit the amphibious landing at Incheon, South Korea, and reflect on the Battle of Antietam and its impact on the Civil War. For more on the Department of War, visit: http://www.war.gov --------------- Keep up with the…...
Fighter pilot recalls Flight 93 interception suicide mission on 9/11
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (22+ words) Maj. Heather Penney flew an unarmed F-16 fighter jet on a suicide mission to intercept Flight 93 before it could strike D.C....
USMC Harrier pilot on how fighter pilots can talk to an enemy aircraft in an air engagement
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (540+ words) Fighter pilots absolutely do not chat with each other in the way you see in the Top Gun movies: they know that anyone on the assigned frequency can hear what you say, unless you use encryption or other methods to…...
Opening ceremony for traveling Vietnam veterans wall
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (302+ words) A long delayed welcome home The Day Putnam â The Wall that Heals, a Vietnam War Memorial replica, began its three-day programming with a "Welcome Home" opening ceremony Thursday night at Murphy Park Visitors can view the 375-foot-long exhibit…...
Rick Springfield Discloses Killing Enemy Combatant in Vietnam War
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (1080+ words) Musician and actor Rick Springfield disclosed during a recent interview on the 'Joe Rogan Experience' podcast that he killed an enemy combatant while performing for U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968. Springfield was an 18-year-old musician touring Southeast Asia with his band…...
The Purdue Pilot Who Was Ready to Sacrifice Everything
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (546+ words) Purdue alumna Heather Penney was an F-16 pilot stationed at Andrews Air Force Base when terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger airplanes on Sept. 11, 2001. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue alumna Heather Penney was prepared to give her life to save others on America’s…...