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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall " The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall USA website is dedicated to honoring those who died in the Vietnam War. Since it first went on line in 1996 it has evolved into something more. It is now also a place of healing for those affected by one of the most divisive wars in our nation's history." Vietnam Veterans of America --- "Founded in 1978, Vietnam Veterans of...
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) - United Kingdom is the third-level military decorationInstituted on 3rd June 1918.Awarded to officers and warrant officers of the Royal Air Force for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty while flying on active operations against the enemy.A bar is added to the medal ribbon for subsequent acts of valour, for which a subsequent D.F.C. would b...
This is for those who served on Edsall Class Destroyer Escort Ships. Media: Used in anti-sub warfare and escort duty. Used in the early days of the Cold War as Pickett ships. Conflicts : American Revolution: French Quasi-War: Commodore Jacob Nicholas Jones,Rear-Admiral Charles Stewart Barbary Wars: Commodore Jacob Nicholas Jones,Rear-Admiral Charles Stewart War of 1812: Commodore Ja...
This is an umbrella project . Please place relative here and in their carrier project. Aircraft carrier: List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy:
Brown water navy, Vietnam:
Battle of Khe Sanh 1/28-7/9/1968: Offensive: Offensive: III Offensive:
Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton". Following Operation Homecoming, the prison was used to incarcerate Vietnamese dissidents and other political prisoners, includi...
For those who were U.S.Naval Corpsman .
The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [i%C9%99%CC%AF ɗrăŋ]; in English /ˈiːə dræŋ/) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku Campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965. It is notable for being the first large scale...
Chaplains who died in war time: This project is for any Chaplain who died for the USA during a time for war. This project is open to all FAITHS. American Rev (1776-1781): War of 1812: American Civil War(1861-1865): Union: Confederate: Spanish-American War: World War I: World War II: 1 LT/ Reverend /Doctor George Lansing Fox(1900-1943). KIA/ Atlantic Ocean /SS Dorchester. Methodist LT/...
(Level 3 Gallantry Award)Instituted on 25th March 1916 (and backdated to 1914).The Military Medal was awarded to other ranks of the British Army and Commonwealth Forces. It was an award for gallantry and devotion to duty when under fire in battle on land.On the reverse of the medal is inscribed “For Bravery in the Field”. Recipients of the medal are entitled to use the letters M.M. after their ...
The fall of Saigon,[9] was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the collapse of the South Vietnamese state, leading to a transition period and the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under communist rule on July 2 1976. The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and th...
(Level 2 Gallantry Award)Instituted on 4th December 1854.The D.C.M. was the first official medal award to recognise an act of gallantry in the field by a member of the armed forces who was below the rank of officer. It was the other ranks' equivalent of the Distinguished Service Order.The D.C.M. was awarded for gallantry in the field in the face of the enemy. Other ranks in the British Army and...
This project is just me walking through Wikipedia, finding out relatives, descendants and ancestors of Vietnam's Emperors. Apart from that, I am also going to dig for more information about each monarch's maternal side's info. So no one is left out! The Ultimate Aim of this project is to create a family tree that helps Vietnamese people knowing more about their antecedents, and for whoever want...
The Easter Offensive, also known as the 1972 spring–summer offensive (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Xuân–Hè 1972) by North Vietnam, or the Red Fiery Summer (Mùa hè đỏ lửa) as romanticized in South Vietnamese literature, was a military campaign conducted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN, the regular army of North Vietnam) against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN, the regular army of South...
Tunnel Rat, Vietnam:
The International Commission of Control and Supervision Medal is a service medal awarded to personnel from the four countries that made up the International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS). The ICCS was established by the Paris Peace Accords in 1973 to supervise the cease-fire, the withdrawal of troops, the dismantlement of military bases, the activity at ports of entry and the ret...
Operation Arc Light 1965-1972, Vietnam:
