by jack | Jan 18, 2023 | Korean War, Military, Vietnam War
Navy Lieutenant Royce Williams’ actions on November 18, 1952 are considered “one of the greatest feats in aviation history” by military experts, yet for over 50 years they were kept secret. Williams’ actions were removed from U.S. Navy and...
by jack | Jan 13, 2023 | Vietnam War
On January 11, 2023, the Department of the Navy announced that a new destroyer will be named after Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Gunning Kelley. I wanted to learn more about Lieutenant Kelley, and found this excellent article in medalofhonorspeakout (1):...
by jack | Oct 14, 2022 | Medal of Honor, USMC, Vietnam War
Perkins enlisted in the Marines in 1966. During boot camp, Perkins expressed a desire to be a Marine photographer. After receiving this assignment, to his chagrin, he found the work as a still photographer at Marine Corps Supply Center, Barstow, California, dull and...
by jack | Sep 16, 2022 | Medal of Honor, Vietnam War
What does it take to break a person? How much pain and humiliation can one endure before confessing to a false crime or giving up the names of their friends? No one can know for sure what their breaking point might be, but one man provided a perfect example of what it...
by jack | Sep 6, 2022 | Military, Vietnam War
At 18, John Baca had better things to do than go to class. Spending his days body surfing at the beach and getting into various forms of mischief got him labeled “troubled youth” and a short stint in the California Youth Authority. His next stop would be...
by jack | Aug 3, 2022 | Vietnam War
Shot down over Vietnam in May of 1972, Captain William Reeder crawled with a broken back and swollen ankle for three days before he was captured by the North Vietnamese. He was interrogated, tortured and threatened with death. Reeder was an Army helicopter pilot...
