When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight ...

NORWALK -- Fifty years ago this month, John Rey was counting down the days until his four-year U.S. Marines stint ended. "I had a job as an electrician waiting for me in New York," said Rey, now 72 ...

An Iowa native and former U.S. Marine is marking the end of the Vietnam War 50 years ago today, as nearly 7,000 people were evacuated from the South Vietnam capital, Saigon, as North Vietnamese troops ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Ever heard the name Dan Bullock? Many haven’t. His story is one of extraordinary bravery, a childhood cut short, and a sacrifice that should never be forgotten. At just 15 years ...

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, a 25-year-old from Odessa, was piloting a night combat mission over North Vietnam in the winter of 1972. No one heard from him again. "After entering the ...

Fifty years after the last U.S. helicopters left Saigon, why America lost the Vietnam War is elusive. But can a tabletop ...

Marine Corps veteran Ronald Poteat was just 18 years old when he was drafted in 1969 and sent to Vietnam. He left home a ...

American airpower was supposed to be untouchable in Vietnam. Instead, U.S. pilots found themselves struggling against smaller, more agile MiGs and losing more often than anyone expected. The decline ...