This powerful photograph from March 8th, 1968 shows a wounded serviceman being carried off a military transport plane after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base from Vietnam.

Get to know the story behind Andrews Air Force Base and the man it was named after, Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews. Learn the fascinating history of the base and all the important figures involved.

Know the history of Dulles Airport outside Washington? It was born in the 1960s as the first airport specifically built for jet aircraft.