To Our Marines: Thank You, and Semper Fi In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, the CEO of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund offers some thoughts...
Trump Made Vietnam Veterans Day Official Holiday Americans celebrate Vietnam Veterans Day annually on March 29 thanks to a measure signed into law by President Donald Trump...
Why the US Used Agent Orange in Vietnam and What Makes It So Deadly The United States military sprayed nearly 12,000 square miles of Vietnamese jungles with the chemical defoliant over a 10...
7 Crazy Facts About the Vietnam War Film 'Apocalypse Now' Director Francis Ford Coppola suffered from seizures, had a nervous breakdown and allegedly threatened to kill himself three...
The Navy's First Vietnamese Admiral Saw His Family Killed by an Infamous Viet Cong Guerrilla U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Huan Nguyen's road to becoming a distinguished Navy officer was a long and tragic one, and begins with...
This Medal of Honor Recipient's One-Man Assault Exemplified Unit's Motto On July 11, 1969, Spc. 4 Gordon Roberts' platoon was pinned down by heavy fire from a hill while trying to maneuver along a...
This POW's Actions Convinced Captors in Vietnam to Scale Back Torture POW James B. Stockdale's actions convinced captors to scale back torture.
50 Years of Brotherhood: Remembering the Currahee Brothers Born of the Army, the “Currahee Brothers” forged lifelong bonds in bloody combat during the Vietnam War and continued...
How You Can Read About Director Oliver Stone's Combat Experiences in Vietnam In October 2020, Stone released a memoir, "Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express...
Landing Zone Albany: The Lessons of a Battle Lost Although each survivor’s story is unique, they all carry the same lessons -- about the importance of training and in courage...
Nine Sailors Injured in Fire on Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln The injuries were minor and the blaze was quickly extinguished by the crew, the service said in a statement.
4th Infantry Division Accidentally Tear-Gassed its Own Soldiers During Morale Event The event was intended to honor the Battle of Dak To, a Vietnam engagement composed of elements from the 4th Infantry...
Report: No Altitude Advice Before Dallas Air Show Crash A P-63 Kingcobra fighter was banking left when it struck a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber behind the left wing during the Nov...
One of the Last Two Korean War Medal of Honor Recipients Died at 97 With his death, there are only 64 living recipients of the United States' highest award for valor in combat.
Pentagon Scrubbing All Policies of Language That Stigmatizes Mental Health Conditions Editing is underway on all DoD "issuances" to eliminate outdated language regarding mental health care and treatment.
