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At the time of the fighting aboard the Kitty Hawk, the United States had been fighting in Vietnam for over seven years, and the war had grown unpopular with the American public. President Richard M. Nixon, determined to force the North Vietnamese to sign a peace treaty agreeable to the United States, ordered devastating bombing raids (Operation LINEBACKER) to bring Hanoi to the bargaining table in 1972, even as large numbers of American troops withdrew from Vietnam. With numerous Air Force units leaving the war theater, U.S. Navy aircraft took on the bulk of the air campaign over North Vietnam. After being deployed a month early and on short notice, Kitty Hawk’s crew had participated in near continuous action since the spring. As a result, the men aboard the Kitty Hawk—working longer duty hours in an increasingly unpopular war—were under a great deal of stress.
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At the time of the fighting aboard the Kitty Hawk, the United States had been fighting in Vietnam for over seven years, and the war had grown unpopular with the American public. President Richard M. Nixon, determined to force the North Vietnamese to sign a peace treaty agreeable to the United States, ordered devastating bombing raids (Operation LINEBACKER) to bring Hanoi to the bargaining table in 1972, even as large numbers of American troops withdrew from Vietnam. With numerous Air Force units leaving the war theater, U.S. Navy aircraft took on the bulk of the air campaign over North Vietnam. After being deployed a month early and on short notice, Kitty Hawk’s crew had participated in near continuous action since the spring. As a result, the men aboard the Kitty Hawk—working longer duty hours in an increasingly unpopular war—were under a great deal of stress.
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