Author Archives: Mack Payne

Episode 2926 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature the scourge of the use of cluster bombs in the Vietnam War. Information used in this episode comes from a paper submitted by Kenneth R. Olson (krolson@illinois.edu). He is a … Continue reading →

Episode 2925 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature the Asia Times story about the use of Agent Blue in the American Vietnam War. The Merry Band of Retirees have been investigating the biological warfare used by the US … Continue reading →

Episode 2924 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Marine LTC Howard V. Lee. Information featured in this episode comes from The USMC website. In the dense jungles of Vietnam, August 8, 1966, Marine Lieutenant … Continue reading →

Episode 2923 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army Sp4 Robert Law.. Information featured in this episode comes from Wikipedia. Army Specialist Fourth Class Robert D. Law was a man of quiet courage, whose … Continue reading →

Episode 2922 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army 2LT Robert Leisy. Information featured in this episode comes from a History Link essay titled: Vice President Spiro Agnew awards the Medal of Honor to … Continue reading →

Episode 2921 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army PFC Billy L. Lauffer. Information featured in this episode comes from Wikipedia. The jungle air hung heavy with the scent of rain-soaked earth and tension. … Continue reading →

Episode 2920 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army Sp4 Joseph G. LaPointe Jr. Information featured in this episode comes from the International Peace Museum. In the thick jungle of Vietnam, June 2, 1969, … Continue reading →

Episode 2919 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army Sp4 George C. Lang. Information featured in this episode comes from the Washington Post. The humid jungle of Vietnam crackled with enemy gunfire. It was … Continue reading →

Episode 2918 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army SSG Paul Ronald Lambers. Information featured in this episode comes from the National Infantry Museum website. In the dense jungles of Vietnam on August 20, … Continue reading →

Episode 2917 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army Sp4 Thomas Kinsman. Information featured in this episode comes from the Fallen Yet Not Forgotten website. On February 6, 1968, amidst the chaos of the … Continue reading →