Vietnam Veteran News with Mack Payne

Episode 3252 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how a wonderful lady in Rockport , Texas honored Vietnam Swift boat veterans. The featured story is titled: Rockport woman’s handmade tribute honors 58 fallen Vietnam sailors. … Continue reading → The post Episode 3252 –  Texas Lady Honored Vietnam Swift Boat Veterans first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3251 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how a crippled SR-71 faked out North Vietnamese SAM operators. The featured story is titled: When a Crippled SR-71 Overflew Hanoi at 41k feet under Mach 1 … Continue reading → The post Episode 3251 –  Crippled SR-71 Faked out North Vietnamese SAM operators first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3250 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Vietnam Vet Leo Perlmutter finally receiving his medals for the Vietnam War. The featured story is titled: Delayed Purple Heart Awarded To Vietnam Veteran It appeared on … Continue reading → The post Episode 3250 –  Vietnam Vet Leo Perlmutter finally received his Vietnam Medals first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3249 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Vietnam Vet Jim Slade's Vietnam story. The featured story is titled: Veteran's Stories: Lehi's Jim Slade helped when he could and saw tragedy in Vietnam. It appeared … Continue reading → The post Episode 3249 –  Vietnam Vet Jim Slade tells his story first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3248 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about another Agent Orange warning. The featured story is titled: Agent Orange Exposure Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Risks for Veterans. It appeared on the U.S. Medicine website and … Continue reading → The post Episode 3248 –  New Agent Orange Warning first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3247 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the naming of a Navy destroyer to honor Marine COL Harvey Curtiss Barnum Jr. The featured story is titled: US Naval ship named after Cheshire native to … Continue reading → The post Episode 3247 –  Navy ship named for Vietnam War Hero Marine COL Harvey Curtiss Barnum Jr. first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3246 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Douglas A-1 Skyraiders of Vietnam. The featured story is titled: Boneyard Files: Douglas A-1 Skyraider – The Last Piston Powerhouse in the Desert. It appeared on … Continue reading → The post Episode 3246 –  The Great Douglas A-1 Sky-raiders of Vietnam. first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3245 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how The Navajo Nation celebrated Vietnam Veterans day. The featured story is titled: 25th Navajo Nation Council honors Vietnam War Veterans Day. It appeared on the Navajo-Hopi … Continue reading → The post Episode 3245 –  The Navajo Nation Celebrated Vietnam Veterans Day first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3244 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Part 2 of a story about How Vietnam Veterans Day was celebrated in Wyoming. The featured story is titled: Decades Late, Vietnam Veterans Finally Get A Wyoming Welcome Home. It … Continue reading → The post Episode 3244 –  The Wyoming Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration, Part 2 first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3243 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about How Vietnam Veterans Day was celebrated in Wyoming. The featured story is titled: Decades Late, Vietnam Veterans Finally Get A Wyoming Welcome Home. It appeared on the … Continue reading → The post Episode 3243 –  The Wyoming Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration, Part 1 first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3242 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Vietnam Vet Steven Hyde and his new book Blood, Sweat and Mothballs. The featured story is titled: Marshalltown veteran Steven Hyde details journey from enlistment to Vietnam … Continue reading → The post Episode 3242 –  Vietnam Vet Steven Hyde and his book Blood, Sweat and Mothballs first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3241 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the remembrance of Vietnam Veterans Harold J. McDonald at Ashland, Ohio. The featured story is titled: “Once a Black Lion, Always a Black Lion”: Vietnam Veteran Doug … Continue reading → The post Episode 3241 –  Vietnam Vet Harold J. McDonald remembered at Ashland, OH first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3240 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Vietnam Veterans Day celebration at Fallon, NV. The featured story is titled: Music defined the Vietnam War. It appeared on the Nevada Appeal website and was … Continue reading → The post Episode 3240 –  Vietnam Veterans Day was celebrated in Fallon City, NV first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3239 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about F-4 Chico the Gunfighter performance during the Spring Offensive in South Vietnam. The featured story is titled: The story of Chico the Gunfighter, the Gun-Podded, Stormy Fast … Continue reading → The post Episode 3239 –  Innovation Under Fire: The Unique Story of the F-4 Phantom ‘Chico first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3238 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Vietnam Veterans Day event in Houston, Texas. The featured story is titled: National Vietnam War Veterans Day: Memorial tells story of Houstonians who served and it … Continue reading → The post Episode 3238 –  Houston, Texas celebrated Vietnam Veterans Day first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3237 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature an interview with Marc Leepson who talks about his book The Unlikely War Hero. Leepson is a journalist, historian and the author of eleven books including the afore mentioned title. … Continue reading → The post Episode 3237 –  Author interview with Marc Leepson about Doug Hegdahl first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3236 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Chinook Helicopter name controversy. The featured book review appeared on the Military.com website and is titled: Battle over the Chinook: a Proud Tribe Fights for Federal … Continue reading → The post Episode 3236 –  Chinook Helicopter name controversy first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3235 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Brian Thuan Luu and his escape from communism. The featured book review appeared on the Books in Review II website and is titled: Flashlight in the Ocean … Continue reading → The post Episode 3235 –  A Valuable lesson from Brian Thuan Luu about freedom first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3234 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Vietnam War Donut Dollies. The featured story appeared on the Virginia Public Media website and is titled: New VPM PBS documentary explores the ‘Donut Dollies’ history. It … Continue reading → The post Episode 3234 –  Donut Dollies in Vietnam first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3233 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how Kentucky is honoring its Vietnam Veterans. The featured story appeared on the pmg-ky1 website  and is titled: Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial receives lighting upgrade. It was … Continue reading → The post Episode 3233 –  Renewing Honor – Kentucky Vietnam Memorial Shines Brighter Than Ever first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3232 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how Vietnam Veterans Day will be celebrated in Dubois, WY. The featured story appeared on the K2 Radio website of Casper, WY and is titled: Returning to … Continue reading → The post Episode 3232 –  Celebrating Vietnam Veterans Day at Dubois first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3231 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how the people of Bucks County, PA are honoring their fallen Vietnam Vets. The featured story appeared on the Reporter website and is titled: Bucks County will … Continue reading → The post Episode 3231 –  Bucks County, PA to rename six bridges to honor fallen Vietnam Vets first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3230 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how the people of Cheyenne, Wyoming are doing to honor their Vietnam Vets. The featured story appeared on the Wyoming News Now website and is titled: Local … Continue reading → The post Episode 3230 –  Cheyenne, WY loves its Vietnam Vets first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3229 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the MIA daughter who revisited her father's ship. The featured story appeared on the WCSC-TV website and is titled: Daughter honors father who vanished on mission from … Continue reading → The post Episode 3229 –  MIA Daughter revisits her father's ship first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3228 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how the good people of Great Bend, KS have honored Vietnam Veterans. The featured story appeared on the Great Bend Tribune website and is titled: Vietnam Veterans … Continue reading → The post Episode 3228 –  Vietnam Vets Honored at Great Bend, KS first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Campos Library Episode 3227 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about outstanding Vietnam Vet Stephen Paul Campos. The featured story appeared on the FOX10 of Phoenix website and is titled: From combat to ‘Senor Campos Salsa': … Continue reading → The post Episode 3227 – Stephen Paul Campos – a Great Vietnam Vet first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3226 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the 12 Vietnam Vets who returned to Vietnam. The featured story appeared on the Military website and is titled: Vietnam Vets Return to the Battlefields They Left … Continue reading → The post Episode 3226 –  The Eagle Society sent 12 Vietnam Vets back to Vietnam first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3225 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Army's first new hand grenade since the Vietnam War. The featured story appeared on the army website and is titled: Army approves M111, first new lethal … Continue reading → The post Episode 3225 – Military gets first new hand grenade since the Vietnam War first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3224 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the 2026 Vietnam War Veterans Day. The featured story appeared on the soldiers angels website and is titled: Honoring Our Heroes: Vietnam War Veterans Day.  It was … Continue reading → The post Episode 3224 –  Vietnam War Veterans Day coming on March 29 first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3223 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Operation Popeye in Vietnam. The featured story appeared on the soldiers angels website and is titled: Operation Popeye: The Secret Weather War in Vietnam.  It was submitted … Continue reading → The post Episode 3223 –  Operation Popeye – Weather War in Vietnam first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3222 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the life and times of Vietnam icon Country Joe McDonald. The featured story appeared on the OPD website and is titled: Country Joe McDonald, anti-war singer who … Continue reading → The post Episode 3222 –  Vietnam Icon Country Joe McDonald Expired first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3221 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how the University of Illinois – Chicago is helping find Vietnam MIA's. The featured story appeared on the WTTW website and is titled: Chicago Researchers on a … Continue reading → The post Episode 3221 –  U of ILL, Chicago is helping locate MIAs first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3220 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the repatriation of MIA remains in Laos. The featured story appeared on the DPAA website and is titled: DPAA Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Laos. It was submitted … Continue reading → The post Episode 3220 –  MIA Repatriation Ceremony in Laos first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3219 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient Terry P. Richardson. Terry P. Richardson was born on January 7, 1948, in Cass City, Michigan, the oldest of 13 children. Raised on his family's … Continue reading → The post Episode 3219 –  Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient Terry P. Richardson first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3218 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature more of a story about the Marine MEDCAP Program from Ron Mosbaugh. The story is titled: MEDCAP and My Animosity. It was submitted by Ron Mosbaugh Mosbaugh reflects on repeated … Continue reading → The post Episode 3218 –  From Prejudice to Compassion in Vietnam – Part II first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3217 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Marine MEDCAP Program from Ron Mosbaugh. The story is titled: MEDCAP and My Animosity. It was submitted by Ron Mosbaugh Mosbaugh related how he reflects on … Continue reading → The post Episode 3217 –  From Prejudice to Compassion in Vietnam first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3216 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the role of Germans in the French Foreign Legion. The story is titled: The .Forgotten German Veterans of Việt Nam. It appeared on the Vietnamese website and … Continue reading → The post Episode 3216 –  Germans in Indochina: Between Legend and Archive first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3215 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the secret war in Laos. The story is titled: Unveiling Secret War Laos: Tales from U.S. Allied Lao Veterans and CIA and U.S. Army Special Forces during … Continue reading → The post Episode 3215 – Shining Light on the Secret War in Laos first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3214 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how Iowa Vietnam Vets were honored at Kalona. The story is titled: “From Iowa & Back” connects Kalona audience with Iowa's Vietnam veterans and appeared on The … Continue reading → The post Episode 3214 – Iowa Vietnam Vets were honored at Kalona first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3213 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the life and service of Army COL John Islin. The story is titled: A Legacy of Courage: U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot Survived Two Tours in Vietnam and … Continue reading → The post Episode 3213 – Vietnam War Army Pilot Army Colonel John Islin was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3212 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature an interview with Mack Payne who tells what it was like to be an ARA Cobra pilot in Vietnam. The interview appeared on the War and Life YouTube project. In … Continue reading → The post Episode 3212 – The life of a Cobra ARA pilot in Vietnam first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3211 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a recording that appeared on the War and Life YouTube project about Mack Payne and his first year in Vietnam. In this episode, your podcaster Mack Payne describes his experiences … Continue reading → The post Episode 3211 –  Mack Payne on his first tour in Vietnam first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3210 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about PTSD hell from Vietnam by Ron Mosbaugh, Vietnam Vet himself. Ron's story is titled Veterans Day, A time to Remember. Ron's story presented the following: Veterans Day, … Continue reading → The post Episode 3210 –  Ron Mosbaugh on the Hell of PTSD   first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3209 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about about the inspiration for LTC Kilgore in Apocalypse Now. The featured story is titled: ‘Balding, rawhide-lean, just under six feet tall': the real life soldier behind Robert … Continue reading → The post Episode 3209 – The Inspiration for LTC Kilgore in Apocalypse Now first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3208 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Vietnam MoH recipient SFC Lawrence Joel. The featured story is titled Medic’s heroism earns nation’s highest honor and it appeared on the Bonner County Daily Bee website. … Continue reading → The post Episode 3208 – Vietnam MoH recipient SFC Lawrence Joel revisited first appeared on Vietnam Veteran News.

Episode 3207 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Vietnam Era Vet Dr. Linda Schwartz and her service to our country. The featured story is titled: From Flight Nurse to Champion of Women Veterans: Dr. Linda … Continue reading →

Episode 3206 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the man who visited the sites of the death of his father and uncle in Vietnam. The featured story is titled: A father and uncle were killed … Continue reading →

Episode 3205 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient James H. Monroe with a story by Tara Ross. The featured story is titled: This Day in History: James H. Monroe's … Continue reading →

Vietnam Vet George Kalergis Episode 3204 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about speed, accuracy, and the discipline of leadership. The featured story is titled: Best Battalion in the Army, it appeared on the Modern War … Continue reading →

Episode 3203 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how the VVMF is adapting to the future for continued service to Vietnam Veterans. The featured story is titled: How the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund transformed fundraising … Continue reading →

Episode 3202 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Vietnam War educational event coming to Bridgeport, WV. The featured story is titled: Educators urged to bring students to Wall That Heals in Belmont County and … Continue reading →