The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association, aka: "River Rats" was founded in Southeast Asia in 1967. The original membership was restricted to those pilots
The legacy of the brave Marine Corps, Air Force & navy pilots whose mission was to fly & fight over the Red River valley of North Vietnam from August 4, 1964-Ja
American aircraft began attacking targets north of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone on 5 August 1964. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was defended by a syst