KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — John Brooks was set to be drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War, but he had his sights set on becoming a Navy Frogman. A Navy Frogman is commonly known now as a Navy ...
Craig Honour and Jack "Fingers" Ensch were naval aviators during the Vietnam War, and on a recent afternoon they spoke of how wonderful it is to be flying — as long as no one is shooting at you. "I ...
The jokes about the first ship of Trump’s planned new class of naval vessels being called the USS Bone Spurs abound. Herr ...
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The navy that fought a war on rivers

During the Vietnam War, the US Navy returned to river warfare to cut enemy supply lines and control inland waterways. Small, ...
Return With Honor, Vietnam is a walk-through experience that gives visitors a deeper understanding of the harrowing ordeals ...
"The Green Berets," starring John Wayne, encountered scathing reviews upon its release in 1968. The rare movie supporting the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War at the time was generally ...
ULYSSES, Kan. (KSNW) — A Vietnam veteran says his time in the Navy made him a better physical education teacher. “I went to boot camp in October of 1965, and there was kind of a rush to push us ...
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier and a U.S. Navy icon. Commissioned in 1961, the “Big E” tracked John Glenn’s Friendship 7, enforced the Cuban Missile Crisis ...
HANOI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Vietnam celebrated the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence from colonial rule on Tuesday, with its largest military parade in decades, unprecedented cash ...
Two Navy aviators from Jacksonville share their experiences during the Vietnam War in a new book by Jacksonville University Professor Keith Saliba. Jack "Fingers" Ensch, who lost his thumb while a POW ...