For Vietnam veterans and their families the year 1968 meant dreading the daily news. The year had begun with reports of increased Viet Cong activity, but the U.S. military command in Vietnam gave ...

In 1968, there were half a million U.S. troops fighting in Southeast Asia. That year, close to 17,000 Americans were killed in Vietnam, and more than 87,000 were wounded.

Sometimes, the memories from serving in Vietnam surface for Jerre Patterson, who was a young man when he abandoned his plans ...

On the My Tho river, South Vietnam, Oct. 14, 1968: Seaman and gunner Stephen Artz is silhouetted sitting atop a U.S. Navy patrol boat. Artz was part of a flame river patrol boat p ...