Of all the military forces that fought against the communists in Vietnam, the ROK Marines had ... lingering in the minds of ...

In 2020, he wrote a memoir about his experiences called, “Fly the Friendly Skies of Cambodia and Vietnam.” Some 115,000 Iowans served in the Vietnam War and 868 of them died there. (By Lucia ...

“The Battle of Hué would be the bloodiest of the Vietnam War, and a turning point not just in that conflict, but in American history.” On Feb. 17, 1968, Grantham was an 18-year-old Marine ...

Cpl. Larry Hughes lost his military dog tag while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam nearly 60 years ago. He never mentioned his missing tag, said his son, Carl Hughes. “He was a man ...

“His life’s goal was to be a Marine.” Adams and Brooks were friends before Brooks left for Vietnam. Now, nearly six decades later, a road near Pittsfield’s War Memorial, formerly known as ...

James Capers Jr., a reconnaissance Marine who in 1967 led his nine-member team to safety despite being grievously wounded in the jungles of Vietnam. Capers, 87, received the Silver Star in 2010 ...

"Lieutenant James Capers and his Force Reconnaissance Marines were ambushed by a numerically superior enemy force" during a mission in the Vietnam War ... ups in the U.S. Marine Corps recognized ...

The future guided-missile destroyer Patrick Gallagher bears the name of Patrick Gallaher, a late Irish citizen and U.S. Marine ... to save his comrades in Vietnam. Gallagher survived the grenade ...

Retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers, Jr. received the Silver Star Medal in 2010 for actions in the Vietnam War. (Courtesy of Jim Capers) A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a ...

Major James Capers, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and Marine commando, will be in Ohio on Friday for a special visit as part of events celebrating Black History Month. “I was excited about ...

Of all the military forces that fought against the communists in Vietnam, the ROK Marines had the most ... In February 1966, the NVA attacked the Korean 3rd Marine Division at Tra Binh Dong.