In 1968, during a forty hour period, the Air Force flew 189 sorties to rescue a Navy A-7 pilot, call sign Streetcar 304, in one of the largest rescue efforts of the Vietnam War. Before it ended, four pilots had ejected, seven planes were lost or heavily damaged, and, at
1. Introducing the POW/MIA Controversy 2. Live POWs in Southeast Asia? Says Who? 3. Scuttled Rescues? Debunked Reports? 4. Does Anyone Really Care? 5. Fake Remains? Whose Are They? 6. How Are POWs Treated? How Do They Live? 7. Castro’s Sadistic Cuban Interrogators Tortured POWs? A shocking expose of the
THE SON TAY RAID RANKS AS ONE OF THE MOST DARING MISSIONS IN SPECIAL OPS HISTORY. Hear from the men of the Raid in their own words, moving and personal. The gripping (and often humorous) narrative follows the youngest Raider, Terry Buckler, through Special Forces training and the suspense-filled preparation for
On November 21, 1970, a meticulously prepared force of US Special Forces in HH-53 helicopters, supported by more than a hundred combat aircraft, raided the POW camp at Son Tay, North Vietnam, just 23 miles west of Hanoi, seeking 61 American prisoners. Having trained for months in secret, and utilizing