I think by now most of you reading this will know about the Army’s top sniper in the Vietnam war. The man who has an official confirmed count of 109. There are a lot of photos online that people claim to be Waldron. They aren’t Waldron was in the infantry division. If you see anyContinue reading “Adelbert Francis “Bert” Waldron III Pictures”
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
The Korean War Week 75: Insurgency Behind The Lines! – November 25, 1951
HARK-1 Radio
Written by @Immurement As Vietnam heated up, the Agency’s need for eyes on the Laotian panhandle increased beyond the support that could be provided by Thai PARU and RTSF advisors. As a result, the CIA was forced to look for other solutions to communicate with its illiterate Lao Theung road watching teams targeting the HoContinue reading “HARK-1 Radio”
AMD-65 In The Vietnam War
AMD-65 variants of the AK used in the Vietnam War
The Korean War Week 74: The US Wants To Prolong The War – November 18, 1951
Vietnam War Disguised Censor
Extremely rare jungle sensor disguised as a moss covered stick, supplied by the CIA and placed by Special Forces teams and LRRP/Rangers along suspected enemy infiltration routes these came in three different designs, a stone or pebble was one other version. As you can see three unissued sensors still on the original plastic covered cardContinue reading “Vietnam War Disguised Censor”
Vietnam Sniper Study
Today’s article is a repost from our deceased friend Hognose, owner of Weaponsman.com. Kevin, AKA Hognose passed away in 2017 and as an ongoing tribute to his memory and excellent work we repost the his works to help preserve it. In 1967, the Army got the idea to study whether, how, and how effectively differentContinue reading “Vietnam Sniper Study”
The Korean War Week 73: Fractures within the UN! – November 11, 1951
The Korean War Week 72: UN Censors as Communists Speak! – November 4, 1951
The M16s Left In South Vietnam
After the fall of Saigon to the communists of North Vietnam , the crowning achievement of the U.S. Democrat party of the day, there was a lot of equipment and arms left over. Much of it US made and supplied to the Army of the Republic of South Vietnam for their survival in their fightContinue reading “The M16s Left In South Vietnam”