On the morning of May 25, 1990, Major Archie E. “Gene” Stuart lifted the nose of his F-16A Fighting Falcon off the runway at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia. It was Memorial Day weekend, a clear-sky Friday, and he was leading a two-ship low-level training mission to Florida’s Lake George weapons range.
Written by Jeanne "Sam" Christie (with Todd DePastino) When I left Vietnam in 1968, I packed away the experience like a duffel bag and moved on with my life. Or so I thought. I had worked for the American Red Cross at the big recreation center—the DNG Center—on Freedom Hill in Da Nang. It
Written by John JC Miller What cadet didn't want to become a pilot after graduation? I didn't. How that came about makes for a somewhat unusual story. In telling it, I offer a couple of lessons learned from my cadet days and later in Core Values as taught there: Integrity first. Service before self.
Written by Bob Morabito This weekend, The Wall That Heals—a traveling, 3/4-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.—is coming to Shaler Township, Pennsylvania. Whether you served, lost someone who did, or just lived through the Vietnam years, visiting this wall is a powerful, sobering experience. Below are reflections of VBC Member
The Nguyen family in Saigon, March, 1975. Eva (Truc) is held by her father. (Eva Nguyen Whitfield) by Jason Nulton and Eva Nguyen Whitfield If not for their sons being in the same Boy Scout troop, Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Jason Nulton might never have heard his neighbor Eva Nguyen
The Final Days of South Vietnam, March-April 1975. (USA) by Todd DePastino In 1973, after the ceasefire of January 27 and the departure of the last remaining US combat troops on March 29, North Vietnam decided to play the long game. The country had been torn apart and its forces routed in
