I applaud the local veterans who were highlighted in the story about local Vietnam veterans (“Shock and awfulness,” Herald, May 3.) Each of them served honorably, and their stories were well worth ...
The Vietnam War defined a generation. Fifty years ago, it came to an end.
SAIGON -- Combat-ready U.S. Marines swarmed ashore today and took up defense positions around the Da Nang air base only 80 miles from Communist North Vietnam. It was the first Marine landing in a ...
(NEXSTAR) — This year marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. For many who fought in Vietnam, the years since have been spent coping with physical pain and PTSD. Their common bond helps get them ...
The Marines stationed at Con Thien were constantly frightened. The military base located near the Vietnamese Demilitarized ...
When Jerry Ferris was a senior at Withrow High School in 1967, he convinced five of his classmates to enlist with him in the U.S. Marines.
A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of ...