50th Anniversary of Kentucky Air Guard's call up for the Pueblo Crisis

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Channel: War History Online · 2018 · Entertainment

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Fifty years ago, in 1968, more than 750 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard were called to federal duty after the North Korean military seized a U.S. Navy vessel, the USS Pueblo, killing one crew member and capturing 82 others. This video highlights the service of the Kentucky Air Guardsmen during 17 months of active duty, much of it spent in South East Asia.

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