Vietnam – October 2019

ATTEMPTED MURDER,

FORGIVEN SOLDIER

A sergeant tried to kill his superior officer

with a grenade—but the “fragging” didn’t

hurt his Army career as much as you would

expect. By Fred L. Borch

LIFESAVERS

An estimated 96 percent of wounded

troops who made it to hospital

survived, thanks to medics, medevacs,

doctors, nurses and technology.

By Jon Guttman

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FLYING INTO

A FIRESTORM

A top-secret operation in Laos

almost cost a helicopter gunner

his life—three times in four days.

By Leroy B. Vaughn

WHAT MADE VIETNAM

A ‘JUST’ WAR

A desire by presidents to preserve national

honor—and their own reputations—may

have lengthened the war.

By Eric Patterson

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