By Richard H. Dick James 60 years ago, 14 January 1964, I was a PFC Demolition Specialist on Detachment A-6, Company A, 6th Special Forces Group (Airborne), at Fort Bragg NC. My A-team was one of four going through pre-deployment training for an assigned six-month mission to Ethiopia. I received my Secret security clearance onContinue reading ““Green Light ” Suitcase Nuke”
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
The Korean War Week 012 – Green Light for Incheon – September 10, 1950
The Korean War Week 011 – Destroy the Perimeter! – September 3, 1950
The Korean War Week 010 – MacArthur and the Incheon Meeting – August 27, 1950
The Korean War Week 009 – Bloody UN Victory at Naktong Bulge – August 20, 1950
The Korean War Week 008 – The First UN Counterattack – August 13, 1950
The Korean War Week 005 – The Allied Cluster f**k at Taejon – July 23, 1950
I am going to keep shilling this channel and the weekly videos. It’s time the Korean War got the cover it deserves and these guys do a great job.
C-Ration From Vietnam
I have a few MCI (” C-rations”) from Vietnam war era and decided to crack open one to see how it held up. Turns out it was completely edible still. The crackers and the chocolate and rice cookies. As you can see, the crackers still look as good as the day they canned them. PrettyContinue reading “C-Ration From Vietnam”
The Tropical Rucksack
I stole below from Vietnamgear.com so if you want to see a little more go check them out. Development of the Tropical Rucksack (a.k.a. Jungle Rucksack) began in 1965 when MACV requested a nylon version of the ARVN pack from Natick Labs for evaluation purposes. However, after initial testing the rucksack had to be significantly redesigned in order toContinue reading “The Tropical Rucksack”
The Korean War
Remember a few years ago when a youtube channel hoted and narrated by Indy Neidell did a real time break down of WW1 day by day? Well, now he is doing one for the Korean war. This time weekly. Full of an impressive amount of detail and info. If you liked that WW1 series youContinue reading “The Korean War”
