Vietnam War Army veteran Harry Metzler pays respects to men he served with in the 1st Infantry Division at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, November 11, 2024. Tom Williams—CQ-Roll ...

On April 30, 1975, the most divisive war in American history came to an end. Or so we thought at the time. The war's painful schisms were personal for me. I am the son of the late Robert S ...

An Army war correspondent in Vietnam (1970-71), Lund hid his service for 30 years but when the U.S. went to war with Afghanistan and Iraq, he wanted to lend a constructive voice.

About 7,000 U.S. women served overseas as nurses during the Vietnam War. These veterans are working to ensure their contributions are honored on Veterans Day 2024.

How 'Cali' became a slur among Vietnam's growing army of nationalists. Stephanie Yang. ... trying to get to a helicopter pickup zone just before the end of the Vietnam War on April 29, 1975.

He was drafted to Vietnam in 1968, the deadliest year of the war. “You either kill them or they’re going to kill you, or they’re going to capture you, which [is] 100% worse,” he said.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the VPA’s General Staff and Deputy Minister of National Defence reaffirmed Vietnam’s ...

Of the 16,000 Hueys built by Bell between 1955 and 1976, more than 7,000 made it to Vietnam beginning in April 1962. Army medical units first used it to ferry wounded and supplies around the war zone.

He was drafted to Vietnam in 1968, the deadliest year of the war. “You either kill them or they’re going to kill you, or they’re going to capture you, which [is] 100% worse,” he said.

During the Vietnam War, there were no sniper units. So, units trained and deployed snipers depending upon need. U.S. Army snipers were trained in South Vietnam and issued XM21 rifles from the Rock ...

The Vietnam War forced a reckoning in the U.S. Army when I served, and the military is undergoing a similar one now. Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

The Vietnam war wasted countless human lives, American and Vietnamese veterans say, and has left a legacy of mines, bombs, poison and birth defects. It's not clear whether the world has learned ...