How a Navy sailor fell off his ship, played dumb — and became a Vietnam POW hero. South Dakota native Doug Hegdahl was serving with the Navy during the Vietnam War when he fell into the waters ...

A reunion of the crew and passengers of a small U.S. Navy fleet that rescued Vietnamese refugees. 35 Years On, Vietnam Heroes Reunited, Decorated September 1, 2010 10:30 AM ET ...

Watters spent 27 years in the Navy, serving during both Vietnam and the Cold War. He never had any interest in the military growing up. Hardly anyone in his family had ever served before him.

Fire on Deck of USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier. On the morning of July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) was preparing for a series of airstrikes against North Vietnamese targets.

March 29, 1973, marked the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam and captive Americans were released, including Jack Ensch, who was flown out of Vietnam to the Philippines.

Standing with a dozen Vietnam crewmates, all fiercely loyal to John Kerry, former Special Forces officer Jim Rassmann told the nation how Kerry saved his life in 1969. Rassmann’s story of his ...

"The crew fought the flight deck fire for an hour, but other fires blazed into the next day." The Navy says it made the Forrestal available for donation in June 1999 as a museum or memorial, but ...

The warship has a hybrid crew, with 49 civilian mariners who handle navigation engineering, seamanship, and deck operations, and up to 145 military personnel for forward operations, communications ...

South Dakota native Doug Hegdahl was serving with the Navy during the Vietnam War when he fell into the waters of the ... “And this 20-year-old kid who was in the deck crew does this amazingly ...

How a Navy sailor fell off his ship, played dumb — and became a Vietnam POW hero - South Dakota native Doug Hegdahl was ...