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.
Veteran Recounts the Dangers Faced by Supply Trucks During the Vietnam War Dennis Belcastro served in the Republic of Vietnam with the 54th Transportation Battalion, 669th Transportation Company, from...
Selfless Act Transforms Young Veteran into a Battlefield Legend Pfc. Milton Lee Olive III and others in his unit were pursuing a band of Viet Cong near Phu Cuong when one of the enemy...
Pararescue Medic Awarded Medal of Honor 34 Years After Fatal Mission Young pararescue medic received Medal of Honor 34 years after fatal mission.
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...
