I.T.A.S.A.

Me and Bobbie at LZ Dolly.(Letter to the editor)
Vietnam; 2/1/2010; 465 words; ...enjoyed reading about Bobbie Keith's experience as the Armed Forces...the 1st Cav, 1968." That's me pulling the lanyard to fire...official 1st Air Cavalry Division U.S. Army Photo. I also have a photo...that point of my tour I hadn't seen many, if any, American...

The SA-7 grail: man-portable missile packs a punch.(ARSENAL)
Vietnam; 2/1/2010; 914 words; ...capabilities in virtually all the world's late 20th-century conflicts...such as helicopters, the A-1, T-28 and A-26. Since few pilots...arrival in Vietnam, the missile's early engagements enjoyed the...helicopters involved in the pilot's recovery. Grails were reportedly...

Jan Scruggs: not just another brick in The Wall.(Interview)
Vietnam; 2/1/2010; 1995 words; ...with them, because I don't have time to fight rear...Bygones are bygones, what's past is past. Everyone...sense of history. It's a beautiful piece of architecture...their presence. But isn't it just a wall with names inscribed on it? What's extraordinary is that out...

A quiet hero.(Mail)(Letter to the editor)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 402 words; ...gentleman who walked by my house on a daily basis. He wasn't one of those leisurely walkers; he really moved. He was a nice enough guy, always saying hello or commenting on my mother's garden. In the family he was known simply as the old walking...

Hollywood howlers.(Challenge)(the movie 'Midway')(Brief article)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 494 words; ...naval battle, features actor Charlton Heston as fictional navy captain Matthew Garth. Near the film's end, as Garth lines up his plane for a carrier landing, the number 34 is visible on the ship. That couldn't have been possible--why?