The surviving crew of the USS Frank E. Evans believed they were at war. But the names of their shipmates aren’t on the ...

America’s armed involvement in Vietnam had its share of longer ... In 1964, by contrast, the ship was part of the origin story of a war that triggered deep social unrest and whose rights and ...

In August of 1964, Johnson told the nation American ships ... in the war. In 1973, Nixon had the opportunity to use air power to push back. “We were not allowed to attack North Vietnam per ...

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 ... policy forever. The ship was named after U.S ...

Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into the tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack ... Vietnam War veterans in attendance can tour the ship ...

The 82-year-old veteran, who served in Vietnam from 1965 ... time he was sailing on the ship. Burgweger, when he returned to the United States from serving in the war, went back to where he ...