Dwight Hal Johnson received the nation's highest military honor in 1968. Three years later, he was killed during an attempted ...

For 58 years, from 1968 to the present day, Ta Con Airport has remained a highly sought-after destination for tourists from ...

Six decorated local veterans were honored by the Gridley Monday Quilters and presented with beautiful, hand-crafted quilts. Left to right: Rob McConnell, Danny Flowers, Bob Onyett, Jack Slota, Todd ...

Lai Khe, South Vietnam, Mar. 31, 1968: 1st Aviation Battalion helicopters pick up men of 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry at Lai Khe. The men are conducting combat sweeps trying to locate 122 mm rocket ...

A retired Army major in Franklin County, PA, is giving away his 1966 Corvette to a deserving military veteran. Inspired by the song "Riding with Private Malone," the Vietnam veteran decided to hold a ...

This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. In April 1968, I was a 21-year-old ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - “I don’t want the interview today to be about me. I was a combat engineer, but I was not ...

CU Boulder alum and regent emeritus Peter Steinhauer shares Vietnam experiences with students, to be featured in the in-progress documentary Welcome Home Daddy Peter Steinhauer joined the U.S. Navy ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — One week ago – on Tuesday, Sept. 24 – it was the last day of the Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN tour in Washington D.C. I am writing this on Wednesday, Oct. 2. During the three-day ...

The Vietnam War was a wild time and the last war in which American citizens were drafted into service. Young men were pulled from school, jobs, or straight from their high school graduations to go to ...

Sep. 20—Navy Seal and Medal of Honor recipient Mike Thornton will serve as the Grand Marshall of the 2024 Texas Veterans Parade on Saturday morning Nov. 9. Thornton is following in the footsteps of ...

An Khe, South Vietnam, December 1966: Author John Steinbeck, 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, sits on a little green trunk as he answers questions from the men of the 1st Air Cavalry Division ...