Not talking about war is common among soldiers, but especially among Vietnam veterans who were mistreated when they came back from their tours of duty, Tom Jones says. That was the impetus behind a ...

In his latest work, Rottman, a former career soldier and Vietnam veteran with a string of books to his credit, gives us more than just “Grunt slang” from “The Nam”. Along with definitions and ...

It was 1968. Teenager Artie Wiknik had a brand new Camaro, a good job in a factory, and a girl named Mary. The war in Vietnam seemed a million miles from his Connecticut home, but when his draft card ...

Jeremy Glazier is proud of his father, a Vietnam War veteran. As the Vietnam veteran population continues to age, Glazier ...

Webb, a Marine Vietnam veteran, told Philpott he does not want to deny deserving veterans compensation. But he wants Shinseki, an Army Vietnam veteran, to explain at a hearing planned for Sept. 23 his ...

As important as Bob Hope was to the GIs of WWII, he was even closer to the hearts of the grunts in Vietnam. The war was unpopular at home, most of the men were drafted, and they didn't feel like ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There was a time when Oliver Stone thought he never would be able to make Platoon. “It took me 10 years to finally get it on the screen,” Stone said during a recent telephone conversation. “Everyone ...

Johnny get your gun : decisions to enter the U.S. military during the Vietnam War -- Building GI Joe : induction and recruit training during the Vietnam era -- The first wave : the American ...

Why has Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., clamored for air strikes on Syria for years, while Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, until now, has urged caution against using military forces? One likely reason: ...

You wouldn’t find much in the fine details of my military draft record to make a fuss about, but I find it frightening that suddenly such almost-forgotten details could matter. In the fall of 1969, I ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. For Chuck Hagel, the day he reported for duty in Vietnam as ...