Posted on Dec 21, 2022
Remembering the 'Christmas bombings' of the Vietnam War's twilight, 50 years later
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ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) Guam-based B-52s unload their bombs over Hanoi. (2) A MiG-21 fires a missile at a B-52 over N. Vietnam. (3) A B-52 flies high above N. Vietnam. (4) B-52s bomb N. Vietnam in 1972. (5) B-52s attack targets in N. Vietnam in 1972. (6) A B-52G prepares to hit an NVA 261st Missile Regt. SAM sight north of Hanoi shortly before disintegrating when an SA-2 miissile struck its forward fuselage, 20 Dec. 1972. (7) A damaged B-52 limps back to U-Tapao AB, Thailand, in Dec. 1972.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
SGT Mary G. Those are all paintings. @LTC John (Jack) Christensen flew B-52s and said they were always at least a mile apart. The artist clearly took some liberties in order to give more context.
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SGT Mary G.
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. - Thanks. It did seem odd the B-52s were so close together. Calculating hitting the target must have been a feat - given the variables. The view of Hanoi from the air seems so remote.
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"Linebacker" got the North Vietnamese to the peace talk tables.
I grew up admiring WW2 and Korea vets, but Vietnam vets are my heroes. I watched several of my Dad's Marine Reserve unit depart for service in Vietnam. I remember their faces when they returned!
I grew up admiring WW2 and Korea vets, but Vietnam vets are my heroes. I watched several of my Dad's Marine Reserve unit depart for service in Vietnam. I remember their faces when they returned!
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