[MuttTheHoople]

One thing I didn't know- Jimmy Stewart actually made two B-52 bombing missions over Hanoi in 1966. He was a Brigadier General at the time.

[crusty old prospector]

Cool story.

[crusty old prospector]

My dad was a B-52 pilot. He left the Air Force about the time of this story.

[MikelTackNailer]

Stewart actually made two B-52 bombing missions over Hanoi in 1966. He was a Brigadier General at the time.

Good thing that didn't happen while Jane Fonda was there giving aid and comfort to the enemy. That would have been - awkward.

[freefdny]

A guy I used to work with who was in the army in Vietnam told a great story about Jimmy Stewart. His unit was out on patrol when pretty much from out of nowhere Jimmy Stewart popped up for a visit. He said he was awesome. As he was leaving he asked if anyone was from California and said he would contact their families when he got back to let them know they were ok. I think my friend said there were two guys from California. Jimmy must have sensed the disappointment from the rest of the guys and told everyone to write down their name and number and he would contact the family. And in a little while my friend’s mom got a call in Queens NY from Jimmy Stewart to let her know her son was doing good. Awesome guy.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Jimmy Stewart’s Vietnam missions were flown over the south, not the north. B-52s didn’t fly their first missions over North Vietnam until 1972, and they didn’t hit Hanoi until December of that year—the famous “Christmas bombing” that hastened the end of the war and the return of our POWs.