Consider: More than a fifth of the 800,000 black Vietnam-era vets still suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder. That means that they have difficulty holding jobs and maintaining relationships.

Moton, Hopson and Bell were among 12 veterans honored Friday at the 39th Annual Black Excellence Awards in Milwaukee. It's the first time the awards ceremony has honored African-American Vietnam ...

On Oct. 10, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor to Pitts' wife and two children - the first such honor to a Black commissioned officer in the Army.