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Vietnam • FEBRUARY 2021 VOL. 33, NO. 5

The Navy’s Boat to Freedom

Native American Veterans Memorial Designed by Vietnam Vet

A CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION • A SERIES EXAMINING CONTENTIOUS ISSUES OF THE VIETNAM WAR

THE PHOTO

WORDS FROM THE WAR

INTEL

Branch Strength • EACH SERVICE’S SHARE OF THE U.S. FORCE

ANGELS OF THE BATTLEFIELD • NURSES WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM GAVE MUCH AND RECEIVED LITTLE

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THE MARK 22 AUTOLOADING CANNON

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1971

BATTLEFRONT

THE LOST BATTLE OF LIMA SITE 85 • A DESPERATE FIGHT AT A BASE THAT DIDN’T OFFICIALLY EXIST

KHE SANH UNDER SIEGE • THE VIEW FROM THE 3RD BATTALION, 26TH MARINES, COMBAT OPERATIONS CENTER

TET WATER BATTLE • THE NORTH VIETNAMESE PLOT TO BLOW UP A TANKER AT CAM RANH BAY

A SURGEON’S VIETNAM STORY • DR. SHELDON KUSHNER AND A TEAM OF OTHER MILITARY DOCTORS PROVIDED MUCH-NEEDED CARE TO SOUTH VIETNAMESE CIVILIANS

USS MIDWAY ON DISPLAY • A SAN DIEGO MUSEUM SHOWCASES ONE OF THE VIETNAM WAR’S MOST FAMOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

DOWNED AIRMAN’S NIECE DIGS INTO THE PAST

Carrier’s Aviators Embodied Ethos of “The Right Stuff”

VALÉRIE ANDRÉ • FRENCH MEDEVAC PILOT FLEW INTO ENEMY FIRE FOR RESCUES