Johnson Seeks Silver Linings in Turbulent Second Term
President Johnson remains an optimist as he faces war in Vietnam, rising living costs, and a shifting political landscape. He wins some 1966 domestic gains but suffers credibility gaps and fiscal pressure while plotting a cautious 1967 agenda and possible tax decisions.
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Texan Captain Recalls Vietnam War Fear and Duty
Captain Jay Bisbey a 28 year old Texan from Houston flew Mohawk aircraft with the 23rd Special Warfare Aviation Detachment on reconnaissance missions in Vietnam earning a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He says combat requires denial of fear and planning for a safe return while recounting a near eject adverse incident and a roommate’s death in Southeast Asia. Now a flight division instructor at Fort Wolters Mineral Wells he lives with his wife and two children.
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