Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Hugh Mills meets with the enemy that shot him down

Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Hugh Mills goes back to Vietnam and meets with the NVA unit that shot him down during the war. The trip also leads to the recovery of two American remains from the war. 

VIDEO HERE  (11:31 minutes)

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I've read LTC Mills' book, Low Level Hell. If you haven't yet, I highly recommend it.

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Kinda like the OJ chase, huh?

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina engaged in a not-so-hot pursuit as they chased a tractor excavator down a main highway for more than an hour at the speed an average adult walks.

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Sorry 'bout that

Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera died after another officer unintentionally shot her once in the back, officials said Friday.

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WHAT??? Ohio??? Not Florida???

SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (Gray News) – Authorities in Ohio are looking for a thief in unusual attire.

The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call Sunday from an employee at a Dollar General located at 16 Brouse Run West Portsmouth around 7 a.m.

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Your Feel Good Story of the Week

DENTON, Texas (WFAA) – Every single day, there are dogs inside the City of Denton Animal Shelter in Texas waiting for a human to take them home.

On Tuesday, a 70-pound pup named Floyd finally got his forever home.

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Rico, Colorado

In 1833, Antoine Robidoux and a group of trappers searched for beaver along the upper Dolores River. While here, they discovered evidence that Spanish Prospectors had previously processed precious metals in the area. The trappers, however, moved on when they did not find any substantial deposits of gold or silver.

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Then and Now: The Most Unforgettable Photos from WWII

VIDEO HERE  (9 minutes)

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I really enjoy these Then and Now slideshows, probably because I used to do the exact same thing with mining camps and sites. I'd see a photo in a book, then I'd go up into the hills and try to find the exact spot it was taken from and take one of my own for comparison. They'd never be exactly the same due to differences in lenses and medium, but it was close enough for government work.

It had its share of aggravation though - I can't tell you how many times I'd drive 4 hours over to the east slope of the Sierras, find some mining camp that's been deserted since 1877, then take pictures only to find out after I got them back from the developer that I had thoroughly fucked them up somehow. Of course that just gave me an excuse to make the same trip on my next day off.

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Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys shoots the pier at 82

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.

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President Trump Surprises Fort Bragg Crowd With Big Announcement

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration will restore the original names of several U.S. Army bases that were renamed during the Biden presidency. Speaking at Fort Bragg, Trump said the renaming effort was politically driven and unnecessary.

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Was President Eisenhower Deranged?

In September 1957, President Eisenhower ordered the deployment of elements of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce federal law that was being flaunted by a Democratic governor. The only one who complained were die-hard white supremacists. My, hasn’t the worm turned? Let’s start with Gavin Newsom’s calumny and then look at this history. We will then wrap up with a short synopsis that shows how prominent Democrats have drummed up anti-ICE hysteria to support those who seek to “prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of the laws of the United States.”

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'a male with a dark complexion'

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Violence hit too close to home Tuesday as a WREG reporter was carjacked at gunpoint while doing his job.

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