At the start of 1967, some 280,000 Viet Cong opposed 385,000 Americans, and in the previous year more than ten times as many Viet Cong had died. Almost always outgunned and without effective air or ...

When you raised your hand and said ‘I do’ and took that oath of enlistment upon entering the U.S. Army, you are there to ...

When Operation Bribie ended, eight Australians were dead and 27 were wounded. The men who survived were divided over whether ...

HANOI — “No, I am not a child. I am grown up and already strong in the face of hardships, but at this minute why do I want so much a mother’s hand to care for me? ... Please come to me and hold my ...

Akihiko Okamura is a courageous, persistent Japanese photographer who set out last April to see what the war in Viet Nam is like from the Communist side. Armed with six cameras, 182 rolls of film and ...

An American 1st Air Cavalry helicopter airlifts supplies into a Marine outpost during Operation Pegasus in Vietnam in ...

After the opposing sides disengaged, the courage and leadership Jacobs displayed in saving the 2nd Battalion from disaster resulted in his promotion to captain. Oct. 9, 1969, he was summoned to the ...

Army veteran C.W. Bowman volunteered for a job most would turn down during the Vietnam War. Bowman discussed his experiences ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Beretta Model 12 first saw action in the Vietnam War when it was used by members of the Viet Cong who were carrying the weapon. It has seen use in combat in the ...

During the Cold War (1947-1991), the U.S. and Russia avoid nuclear annihilation by waging "proxy wars," supporting opposing sides in regional conflicts. Vietnam is a classic proxy war, with the Viet ...

Five Navy divers investigated damage to Card. One said he found the remains of a U.S.-made demolitions pack — evidence that the Viet Cong might have used stolen American military munitions. It was ...

In the early hours of January 31, 1964, Bien Hoa Air Base erupted in chaos. Mortar shells rained down without warning as Viet Cong forces emerged from the surrounding rubber plantations, pushing ...