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Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center adds Birdwell to wall of honor
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center honored Medal of Honor awardee Dwight Wayne Birdwell Sunday...
'What Bronze Star?': Wall Vietnam veteran battles red tape, gets medal 55 years later
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the wee hours of Dec. 4, 1966, the Viet Cong launched an attack on American soldiers at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon. Mortars began pouring in, detonating ...
Oklahoman to receive Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Oklahoman who fought off heavy enemy fire to save fellow Army soldiers after an ambush in 1968 in...
On This Day, Jan. 31: Apollo 14 blasts off for moon
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Saturn V rocket lifts off carrying the Apollo 14 mission from Florida in January 31, 1971. File Photo courtesy of NASA Jan. 31 (UPI) -- On this date...
This decorated Air Force brigadier general, flight surgeon and Tri-Cities leader has died
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Willard “Bill” L. Meader a decorated flight surgeon who capped a 30-year...
'Never says no': Verona's Eugene Chavis helps others, himself through service to VFW
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVERONA — Eugene Chavis has been part of the VFW for more than 30 years, a charter member of the...
Veterans Day service set Friday in Alliance
The Alliance Review via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlliance Veterans Council plans a ceremony to honor American service veterans at 11 a.m. Friday at Freedom Plaza in downtown Alliance. The Veterans Day...
The Surprising Link Between the Vietnam War and 'Toy Story'
Time via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA scene from DisneyPixar's TV special "Toy Story OF TERROR!" Credit - Disney/Pixar via Getty Images...
Kristin Hannah's next book 'The Women' focuses on volunteer nurses during the Vietnam War
TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoKristin Hannah has taken readers to the depths of the Alaskan wilderness ("The Great Alone"), World...
50 Years Later, Four Vietnam Vets Awarded Medals of Honor in White House Ceremony
Military.com via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSpc. 5 Dwight Birdwell didn't want to die, but he was ready to as he fought his way through an enemy...
