Vietnam Air Offensive

Famous quotes containing the words vietnam, air and/or offensive:

    “No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.”
    —Richard M. Nixon (b. 1913)

    “A hook shot kisses the rim and
    hangs there, helplessly, but doesn’t drop

    and for once our gangly starting center
    boxes out his man and times his jump

    perfectly, gathering the orange leather
    from the air like a cherished possession”
    —Edward Hirsch (b. 1950)

    “Hats divide generally into three classes: offensive hats, defensive hats, and shrapnel.”
    —Katharine Whitehorn (b. 1926)