How to Clear a Jungle: The 62d Engineer Battalion (Land Clearing) in Vietnam
written by COL William R. Licht (USA, Ret) (US Army) “There is only one ground offensive weapon in Vietnam: the Land Clearer.”
Selling Fruit in Halong Bay: A Photo by Rich Doerr
written by Rich Doerr Congratulations to Rich Doerr whose photo from our Vietnam trip last year for won Honorable Mention in the Travel Interclub Competition of The Photographic Society of America. The Photographic Society is a large organization with some international member clubs. Rich was among our travelers to Vietnam in November-December 2023, and
More Elephant Stories from the Vietnam War
written by Todd DePastino We continue to receive phone calls and emails from readers in response to John Barber's story about elephants in Vietnam. In that post, I asked readers if they had ever seen elephants being used by the Viet Cong, the NVA, or ARVN during the Vietnam War. George Kniss, who served
Memories of Graves Registration with the 25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi After Tet 1968
written by Lawrence Obrist (Lawrence Obrist) In 1968, I served as an Army social work and psychology specialist in Company D of the 25th Medical Battalion of the 25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi and Tay Ninh, Vietnam. Medical units like mine were where “the score was kept” in the Vietnam War.
An Unofficial Veteran’s Tour of Minneapolis-St. Paul
written by Todd DePastino Ten miles southeast of downtown Minneapolis and across a busy highway from the International Airport is Historic Fort Snelling, birthplace of modern Minnesota. The Dakota tribe called the site Bdóte, "the place where two rivers meet," and it was their home from time immemorial until their forced exile after the
Elephant Stories from the Vietnam War
written by Todd DePastino Not since our post about the Navy peacoat's demise or our (failed) attempt to define what a Warrant Officer is, have we gotten as much readers' mail as we did in response to John Barber's story about elephants in Vietnam. In that post, I asked readers if they had ever
