Audio by Staff Sgt. Chelsea Weaver | South Carolina National Guard | 12.31.1969
On this episode of the Palmetto Guardian we talk with Spc Turner Horton, Spc Ana-Grace Catoe, Sgt. Tim Andrews and Staff Sgt Chelsea Weaver from the Public Affairs Office. Join us as we take a fun stroll down memory lane! We chat about all the crazy adventures, big wins, and maybe a few oops moments of the past year. Then, get ready to peek into our crystal ball as we dream big about what's......
Audio by Staff Sgt. Tyrell Hall | AFN Incirlik | 12.31.1969
American Forces Network Incirlik highlights the Holiday Season Lunch and Learn on Dec. 19, 2023, at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye. (Defense Media Activity radio spot by Staff Sgt. Tyrell O. Hall)...
Audio by NMUSAF PA | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 12.31.1969
In response to the North Vietnamese’s Easter Offensive into South Vietnam in 1972, President Nixon suspended peace talks on May the 8, and ordered OPERATION LINEBACKER, the renewed bombings of North Vietnam and the aerial mining of its harbors and rivers. When North Vietnam seemed ready to talk peace in October, Nixon directed yet another bombing halt. North Vietnam then balked for two......
Audio by NMUSAF PA | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 12.31.1969
With the majority of U.S. troops out of South Vietnam, the North Vietnamese sensed an opportunity to end the war with a conventional invasion. On March 30, 1972, North Vietnam launched the Easter Offensive—a large, three-pronged drive into South Vietnam using heavy tanks and mobile units. U.S. airpower played an essential role in stopping the attack. The biggest battle occurred during the......
Audio by NMUSAF PA | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 12.31.1969
During the 1960s, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong enjoyed sanctuaries in Cambodia, crossing the border for attacks into South Vietnam, and then fleeing back across the border to safety. Moreover, the North Vietnamese, with permission of the “neutral” Cambodian government, used Cambodian ports and roads to supply large amounts of materiel for the communist war effort in South Vietnam.......
Audio by NMUSAF PA | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 12.31.1969
Late in January 1968, the communists launched their famous Tet Offensive throughout South Vietnam. They hoped to achieve a dramatic victory that would force South Vietnam and the U.S. to accept defeat. First, they attacked Khe Sanh, a U.S. Marine base in far northwest South Vietnam. Nine days later, they attacked throughout the country, striking numerous installations, cities and airfields......
