Besides the geopolitical controversies generated by the Vietnam War, it also spawned the career of what is arguably the most controversial rifle ever issued to the U.S. Armed Forces: the 5.56mm ...

The Vietnam War era is officially defined as Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975. The Rifle event will include a pinning ceremony where each attending veteran will receive a special pin as a symbol of ...

Vietnam War. The two rifle models that were used by U.S. Snipers were the Winchester Model 70, and an M21 Rifle. The better-known U.S. Marine snipers used bolt action rifles.

The brutal images Americans saw on their televisions every night fuelled such discontent. Unlike the feel-good newsreels broadcast in the second world war, coverage of Vietnam was not sanitised.

Officially, the Vietnam War came to an end due to a number of factors, including the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. But many people credit Vietnamese American photographer Nick Ut’s ...

Even though Steinhauer had given the presentation before, the Oct. 18 session of The Vietnam Wars, for students in the Honors Residential Academic Program (HRAP), was different: It was filmed as part ...

It has been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. It has been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. Most of the country’s 100 million people were born after the fighting stopped. They ...

The Vietnam War was a highly controversial conflict. We break down some of the most common questions about the war, from why the U.S. entered the conflict to who ultimately won.

The M16’s predecessor in U.S. military service, the 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 caliber) M14, had become the standard-issue rifle back in 1959, except for the U.S. Air Force Air Police/Security Police ...