In 1969, Phil Mascendaro, a Fairfield native, ... Vietnam 1969 — Retired CT marine reflects on year he’ll never forget. By Michael P. Mayko Updated May 26, 2020 10:41 a.m.

Black Virgin Mountain, South Vietnam, Oct. 14, 1969: A patrol is about to depart on a mission outside the mountain top’s perimeter wire in search of enemy activity.

Minnesota veteran featured in 1969 WCCO Vietnam War doc reflects on his service 03:54. The year is 1969, the height of the war in Vietnam.The United States has been involved for about four years ...

Black Virgin Mountain, South Vietnam, Oct. 14, 1969: A soldier walks on the outer edge of “Black’s Bathtub,” atop Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin) mountain as clouds roll by behind him at the ...

LIFE magazine, June 27, 1969, featuring a portrait of U.S. Army specialist William C. Gearing, Jr., one of 242 American servicemen killed in a single week of fighting during the Vietnam War.

In May 1969, Jim McCloughan was a 23-year-old private serving as an Army medic in Vietnam. Now, 48 years later, McCloughan will receive the Medal of Honor.

Michael Yalango cherishes the 2 hours and 14 minutes when home was allowed to visit him in the middle of his tour in Vietnam. The ’69 Mets touched a lot of people in a lot of ways. Even from ...

In the summer of 1969, the first American troops were withdrawn from Vietnam. Their war was over, but mine was just beginning. The previous November, Richard M. Nixon had been elected president ...

I agree with Mike Kerrigan that “‘Dustoff’ Crews Deserve Recognition” (op-ed, Nov. 9). The following radio transmissions during a Viet Cong attack on May 18, 1969 in Xuan Loc, Vietnam, say ...

In 1969, WCCO reporter Al Austin and photojournalist Gordon Bartouche traveled to Vietnam and followed nearly a dozen Minnesota soldiers on the front lines. Pauleen Le reconnects with one of those ...