The legacy of the war still shapes America, even if most of us are too young to remember it. By Karl Marlantes Fifty years later, what does the Vietnam War mean? And how should we remember the men and ...
It was 1966, and the Vietnam War was turning out to be unlike anything else the US military had faced before. Robert McNamara ...
Near the Cambodian border, South Vietnam, June 1966: Squad leader Sgt. John Smith is treated for his wounds during a firefight. In the summer of 1996 Pacific Stars and Stripes reporter Gary Cooper, a ...
Bong Son, Vietnam, Feb. 2, 1966: Ground crewmen prepare to refuel a Scout H-13 helicopter during the 1st Air Cavalry Division’s participation in Operation White Wing. Flying “low and slow,” the pilots ...
HAWTHORNE, N.J.-- This Memorial Day, a New Jersey town is remembering a Vietnam War Marine who was killed at just 21 years old. A new display in Hawthorne hopes to carry on his memory by showcasing a ...