The Marines stationed at Con Thien were constantly frightened. The military base located near the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was subjected to daily artillery fire by the People's Army of Vietnam, ...
Marine pilot and Vietnam War veteran Harlan Chapman was recently laid to rest in a quiet ceremony at Arlington National ...
I applaud the local veterans who were highlighted in the story about local Vietnam veterans (“Shock and awfulness,” Herald, May 3.) Each of them served honorably, and their stories were well worth ...
Hue, South Vietnam, February 1968: A wounded Marine lies bleeding in a vacant villa as a fellow Marine, also wounded, tries to tend to his wounds. Several Marines from D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th ...
Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx and decorated Marine Vietnam Veteran has been named the 2024 Military Veteran of the Year by Military Times. He is proud of his Marine Corps service and is quoted ...
Alabama’s Vietnam veterans were recognized in a special pinning ceremony Monday, led by Congressman Gary Palmer, as part of a ...
Two Greensboro Marines, serving decades apart, share stories of service, sacrifice and the unbreakable bond that lasts years ...
Founded 250 years ago, in November of 1775, the United States Marine Corps has become one of the most elite fighting forces ...