11/11/1967: Viet Cong Releases Prisoners For Racial Propaganda
On Veteran’s Day, 1967, the Viet Cong released three U.S. prisoners of war in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This was one of several occasions when the communist forces (Viet Cong and North Vietnam) released a handful of prisoners either for propaganda purposes or as part of an exchange. In this case, the Viet Cong was aware [...]
11/09/1967: Lance Sijan’s Heroic Ordeal
Lance Sijan’s story is one of immense bravery, perseverance, and tragedy. On November 9th, 1967, Lt. Col. John Armstrong and 2nd Lt. Lance Sijan flew a bombing mission over North Vietnam in an F-4C Phantom. The F-4C was a fighter-bomber flown by two pilots who sat in tandem, usually with the less experienced pilot in [...]
11/03/1967: Battle of Dak To
On November 3rd 1967, a series of engagements collectively known as the Battle of Dak To began in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. In the preceding months, the U.S. 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade, together with South Vietnamese infantry & airborne units, had pursued heavily engaged North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet Cong forces in [...]