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- Why Did the U.S. Go to War in Vietnam?
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People-Places-Things--Vietnamese
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Aircraft--Drones-Unmanned
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Oral History

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Vietnam Conflict 1962-1975

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Caption: A-4 pilot Joe Schaedel remembers evading surface-to-air missiles in the skies over Vietnam. Click the links below to hear more veteran oral histories.

Flying Arrows: Avoiding SAMs

Dodging Anti-Aircraft Fire in an F-4

An A-6 B/N Remembers a Scary Mission

In the Cockpit of the A-6 Intruder

Flying an A-6 During Operation Linebacker II

The Enemy Attacks: A Tet Offensive Experience

The Dogfight that Made an Ace

A Bombing Run that Almost Ends a Career

USS Forrestal Fire, 1967

A Marine on USS Forrestal: The Fire's Aftermath

Forrestal Fire: Search for Survivors

Helo Under Fire

Scary Moment Aboard a Helicopter

Life and Death Decisions: A Helicopter Pilot's Story

A Seawolf Pilot During the Tet Offensive

Plane Down

Saving Downed Aviators

Alone: Solitary Confinement as a Prisoner of War

Coping in North Vietnam: A Navy Vietnam POW Remembers

"On My Honor:" A Prisoner of War's Code

"Alone, Unarmed, and Unafraid:" A Vigilante Pilot's Experience

A Lucky Miss for a Vigilante

Photo Recon in Vietnam

Published: Tue Jun 08 15:45:11 EDT 2021

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