Introduction Joe Campolo Jr By 1967 there were ten United States Air Force bases in South Vietnam. The bases were developed rapidly, constructed by the USAF Red Horse division, with assistance from several other interservice units. The bases were originally protected by Army and Marine units dedicated to that function. However, […]
Category: War and Military Stories
Introduction Today’s article is written by Tom Keating. Tom is a fellow Vietnam War veteran and author. Tom writes stories based on his experiences while serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1969. Holidays were a special time for GI’s […]
Places of intrigue drew us in, like bees to honey. ~Joe From December of 1968 to December of 1969 I was stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. The sprawling airbase was about fifteen miles from the town of Grand Forks and was primarily a SAC (Strategic Air Command) […]
Most of the characters in my books are based upon real people, and the character known as Arnold Redmond, (Red) is no exception. Red’s inspiration was Jim Northrup, a Native American of the Ojibwa tribe. Jim was also a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran, a fellow author, speaker and poet. Sadly, Jim […]
Introduction Today’s article is written by Stephen Ordway. Stephen is a fellow Vietnam War Veteran and a former Green Beret. This is the second article Stephan has provided for our blog. In this article Steve reflects on a life of struggles and […]
Film producer Spike Lee has jumped into the Vietnam War genre with his film Da Five Bloods, now featured on Netflix. I was asked to share my thoughts on the work, so keeping in mind I am far from unbiased or a professional film […]
Each Memorial Day brings memories of my friend Bill Follon. Bill and I were stationed together at Phu Cat airbase during the Vietnam War. Bill was assigned to the Red Horse squadron, an Air Force unit comparable to the Navy Seabees. I worked with […]
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. ~Voltaire A Sad Day in History April 30, 2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. […]
It seems I had been drawn into another lost cause. ~Joe Noah, future star of the Silver Screen? As many know, most of the characters in my books are based on real people. However, one character in my book, Noah, […]
If you expected everything to make sense, you were soon disappointed. ~Joe Scrounging for Parts in a Two Hundred Billion Dollar War For almost one month during my fun filled, all-expense paid visit to Vietnam in 1970, I was a member of an aircrew. President Richard Nixon’s program of […]