During the Vietnam War American soldiers weren’t just tasked with fighting the Viet Cong, they were also expected to take care of the South Vietnamese and make sure their children were safe. This wasn’t an easy task, especially when the Viet Cong could and did attack at any time. Regardless of which side of the war the children were born into, they didn’t have a say in the fighting and didn’t have any place in the battles. Soldiers did whatever they could to take care of children caught in the middle of a fire fight, unfortunately not every child survived the war.

Andre the Giant towering over his friends while seated on an ATV

With a massive body that had him standing over seven feet tall, Andre the giant wasn’t the fastest guy on the planet. While living on his farm in North Carolina he got around on an ATV, something that the producers of The Princess Bride used to their advantage while working with the notorious slowpoke on set. According to co-star Cary Elwes you had to see Andre zipping around on a three wheeler to believe it. He said:

Madonna studied at the University of Michigan for a year

Before becoming queen of pop music Madonna was just a girl with a dream. In the ‘70s she briefly attended the University of Michigan and threw herself into the dance program. According to the university, Madonna lived at University Towers, Apt. 10A, but her real work happened in New York City, She didn’t move to the city that never sleeps until the late ‘70s, and while she lived in Michigan. Read more “A soldier rescues two children during a skirmish in Vietnam”