Key Points – The M4 carbine, a compact derivative of the M16 rifle tracing its roots to the Vietnam-era CAR-15, became the ubiquitous weapon for US military personnel (Special Operations ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — More than 58,000 U.S. armed forces personnel were killed during the Vietnam War. KELOLAND’s parent company, Nexstar has released a special film 50 years after the ...

American forces withdrew from Vietnam, but the war went on with U.S. support for 27 more months, until – on April 30, 1975 – the final helicopter liftoff from the roof of the U.S. embassy in ...

Explore the raw emotions and sacrifices of Vietnam veterans as they return to the war-torn land. A journey of survival and healing. (NEXSTAR) – April 30th marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon ...

On April 30, 1975, the most divisive war in American history came to an end.Or so we thought at the time. The war's painful schisms were personal for me. I am the son of the late Robert S ...

As a Vietnam War refugee who fled to U.S., I wanted to mark this 50th anniversary with hope. Then I read about Trump's order to U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.

Some 7,000 South Vietnamese and Americans would make their way onto US Navy ships on April 29 and 30 in frenzied escapes from Saigon. Some 2,000 of them found their way onto Midway.

Marking 50 years since Saigon’s fall, this reflection uncovers stories of war trauma, resilience and the unresolved scars among Vietnam’s people.

The focus for the first year was the horse soldiers who rode into Afghanistan after Sept. 11, and last year’s focus was Special Forces and the Berlin Brigade during the Cold War, Clabaugh said.

Vietnam War Veterans Day marks the day the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam in 1973, but the memories of that war still serve as a reminder to David and all those who served to honor each ...