History may or may not repeat and may or may not even rhyme. But certain events can only be ignored or dismissed with great peril. Sixty years ago this month, the Congress recklessly and foolishly ...
Sixty years ago this week, an incident off the coast of North Vietnam set the U.S. on a path toward a costly and, ultimately, unsuccessful war. What some were calling the Second Indochina War is ...
The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the Vietnam War—changing the United States forever.
Modern Presidential Campaigns Usually Think They’re Going to Win Down and Dirty in New Jersey We’ve Tried Nothing and We’re All Out of Ideas Harris: Late in the Race, My Campaign Analytics Found Me ...
USS Maddox Destroyer Assoc. Reunion (DD-168, DD-622 and DD731) will be held September 3-7, 2008, in Oklahoma City, OK. For information, call Cliff Gillespie at 337-616-8450; e-mail [email protected] ...
USS Tarawa Veterans Association will have its annual reunion April 28 through May 1 in Baltimore. Contact Cliff Gardner, president, 465 Gardiner, Lot 35, West Kingston, RI 02892, 401-539-1149 or ...
1846 - Sailors and Marines from USS Congress capture Santa Barbara. 1858 - First trans-Atlantic cable completed by USS Niagara and British ship Agamemnon. 1944 - 5th Fleet carrier task forces begin ...