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...
50 Years Later, Four Vietnam Vets Awarded Medals of Honor in White House Ceremony Biden said the medals were about "setting the record straight" and giving the Army veterans the level of recognition they...
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.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
