Paul Richard Huard — FACT: Viet Cong Commandos Sank an American Aircraft Carrier

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Not surprisingly, North Vietnam celebrated the sinking of Card, considering it a propaganda victory of the first rank. The U.S. government refused to even acknowledge the vessel’s sinking, telling the public the carrier had only been damaged.

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FACT: Viet Cong Commandos Sank an American Aircraft Carrier

Paul Richard Huard | military historian, free-lance journalist, and contributor to War Is Boring