Meet the Soldier Who Prevented More Killings During the My Lai Massacre The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, stands as one of the darkest moments in U.S. military history. Yet in the midst of the...
Barry E. Prowell: Veteran Story We just finished "chowing down" and decided to take a shower. We are in a forward secure camp outside Kon Tum City.
She Went to Vietnam to Heal. She Became America's First Female POW There. Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti was a visiting missionary in Vietnam when she and two men were abducted from a leper colony in 1962.
A US Service Member Recounts His Year in Vietnam Tom Fowler arrived in Hoa Air Base (near Saigon) around noon on April 12, 1969, and arrived back in the U.S. on March 31...
This Medal of Honor Winner's Bold Spirit Made Him A Hero In Vietnam Major Lance Cpl. Jedh Colby Barker was a machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion — "The Magnificent Bastards" of the 4th...
The Only Nurse Killed in the Vietnam War Died Trying to Rescue Orphans For Air Force Capt. Mary Klinker, two posthumous medals were awarded because she worked to save very young lives -- and, in...
A Service Member Recounts His Travels to Be Deployed to Vietnam Private First Class Michael J. Horton recalls his trip from Travis Air Force Base, California, to his deployment in Vietnam....
How a Young Seaman's Remarkable Memory Brought Home News of Fellow POWs Douglas Hegdahl was a young seaman apprentice when he was captured during the Vietnam War and imprisoned at "the Hanoi Hilton...
A Bullet in Vietnam Left Ron Kovic a Paraplegic — and a Peace Activist Physical paralysis precipitated a political journey for Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic from fervent anti-communist soldier to...
50 Years After ‘Napalm Girl,’ Myths Distort the Reality Behind a Horrific Photo of the Vietnam War It is one of those exceptional visual artifacts that draws attention and even controversy years after it was made.
Veterans Can Start Filing New Claims Now for 23 Illnesses Covered Under New Law The bill expands health care and disability compensation for veterans affected by burn pits and other toxic exposures.
Military Faces National Guard Refusals and Legal Blockade over Disobeying COVID-19 Vaccine Order While many Guardsmen have outright refused to get vaccinated, some service members have put off getting inoculated while...
Is the Marine Corps Becoming Irrelevant? For the first time in its storied history, the Marine Corps has given up capabilities that might be needed worldwide to gain...
Number of Monkeypox Cases in the Military Climbs Tenfold in Less than 4 Weeks The Defense Department has had 40 members diagnosed with monkeypox, including 26 active-duty personnel.
Did an Airman Offer a Bribe to Pass Fitness Test? Ramstein Officials Investigating Bribery is punishable under Article 124 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.