The US Navy used some of these early ‘Eureka Boats’ boats. After adding a front ramp to the design, the famed LCVP “Higgins Boat” was born. Higgins’ amphibious boat designs allowed for ...

During the Vietnam War, Wendell Rivers was captured by Vietnamese farmers and taken to a prisoner of war camp, where he stayed for seven and a half years. For POW/MIA Recognition Day the Nebraska ...

Higgins had a mock-up made based on a photo of the Japanese vessel. Within a month of beginning work on the new boat, tests on Lake Pontchartrain showed its design was viable. Each LCVP could ...

In small villages along coastal Vietnam, basket boats were born out of financial necessity but have come to represent independence. In the early morning hours, fishermen begin their day by helping ...

Freshly-made basket boats are sun-dried at Phu My basket boat craft village in Tuy An District, Phu Yen Province, south-central Vietnam. Photo: Minh Chien / Tuoi Tre Phu My basket boat craft village ...

In Vietnam farmers are being encouraged to track the use of antibiotics and monitor disease. Dang Tien Lam was found by locals who heard a child's cries while they were farming near the forest.

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ROSCOMMON COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Two people were injured Monday when they crashed a speed boat on Higgins Lake. Deputies were dispatched for a report of a boat crash about a mile away from ...

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