“To Liberate the Oppressed” – US Special Forces Motto For America, the Vietnam War was unlike any other war it had fought before. It was a…
The Battle of la Drang Valley was the first major battle in the Vietnam War. 36 years later, the first major battle of the War…
Ghouls and goblins run through the streets of America every Halloween. On October 31, 1968, they ran through the jungles of Vietnam. Many of the…
In the Vietnam War, a lone Green Beret single-handedly saved a South Vietnamese town during the Tet Offensive. Initially rejected for special service due to…
Dwight Johnson came from the housing projects in Detroit and became a recipient of the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Even more noteworthy is that…
In 1975, Saigon fell, bringing to a close a brutal conflict that had raged through Vietnam for 30 years. This conflict saw both the French…
Dong Ha, the northernmost city of South Vietnam, had once been bustling with military activity. Home of the 4th Marines, a major helicopter base, and…
Just a few days ago, the New York Times ran an extraordinary article about the Vietnam War. In it were facts that have only recently…
When the United States entered the war in Vietnam, the country’s political situation had already been extremely complicated. What started out as an anti-colonial conflict…
It’s been said that war brings out the best and the worst in humanity. It’s the ultimate test of mettle. There are those who capitulate…
There is indeed strength in numbers, but sometimes what matters is not the size of a group but its will and ingenuity. Sometimes, experience is…
More than forty years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War, easily the most controversial war the United States was ever involved in.…