Walterboro native Cephus L. Bright is a Vietnam-era veteran who was part of the 173rd, the first major U.S. Army unit to serve in Vietnam.

The senior enlisted leader for the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade was relieved of his duties last month, officials confirmed Tuesday. Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was fired on July 16 “due ...

The brigade earned 13 Medals of Honor during the Vietnam War after being the first major U.S. unit to deploy in the war, and they conducted the conflict's only combat parachute jump.

When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, who served ...

Sgt. Kaity Andersen gets set to jump out of a C-130 Hercules on March 14, 2024, during the 173rd Airborne Brigade's all-female parachute jump near Vajont, Italy. (Brian Erickson/Stars and Stripes) ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade was the first U.S. Army unit to arrive in Vietnam in 1965, and it sustained heavy losses in the Battle of Dak To in 1967. In the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola movie "Apocalypse ...

As 173rd Airborne Brigade jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Harris stood at the open door of the C-130 Hercules, the roar of the engines and the rush of the wind filled his ears. He had jumped at ...

Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy, share candid reflections on what service means today and express deep gratitude to the veterans who established the Sky Soldiers ...

Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 414th Contracting Support Brigade modify a drone at the 173rd’s drone lab in Italy. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joskanny Lua ...

Milton had served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in 1965, I served in the 173rd two years later, and was wounded two years after Milton was killed. The 173rd was a very small unit and had much ...

Memorial Day is a difficult day to write about and for many to think about as we remember our loved ones - ancestors and veterans - and especially those who ...

Thomas E. Otto, Vietnam War Army Vet. Bronze Star and Purple Heart Recipient, Member of 173rd Airborne Brigade. Beloved son of the late Walter and Alice Otto, nee McNamara; dear brother of William … ...