My U.S. Army recruiter in 1982 was telling me about college benefits when someone knocked a book off their desk. The sergeant first class flinched as his eyes darted toward his office door. “That ...

David Thornton stands next to a display case showing his sergeant stripes, 25th Infantry Division insignia, ribbons, medals and other memorabilia from his Army service in Vietnam. POLAND TOWNSHIP — ...

QUANG TRI, Vietnam – The Government of Vietnam and U.S. Army Pacific ceremoniously started Pacific Friendship 2025 in Quang Tri, Vietnam on Sept. 9, 2025. Pacific Friendship 25 is the inaugural ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — One by one, men in their 70s and 80s climbed up and entered the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at Hunter Army Airfield, eliciting smiles and memories of their time piloting the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Explosive Ordnance Disposal-qualified U.S. Army Chemical Corps officer was recently inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame for his heroic actions during a mission in the ...

Johnny get your gun : decisions to enter the U.S. military during the Vietnam War -- Building GI Joe : induction and recruit training during the Vietnam era -- The first wave : the American ...

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Army Major Carol Kirk. She deployed to Vietnam as an Army nurse in 1969 and remembers some of the men she cared for. On this ...

WASHINGTON — An annual ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that honors veterans who died after returning home from military service in Vietnam will be moved for the first time in more than three ...

Warrant Officer Stephen Peth was making his final turn at treetop level when he looked through the green Plexiglas above his head. In the landing zone below, South Vietnamese soldiers were standing ...

On a Sunday morning 55 years ago in Chu Lai, Vietnam, retired Army Col. Elizabeth G. Gorman Jr. had just sent the nurses under her command off to church when a frantic call came over the radio. A ...

In his youth, Randy Ark enjoyed an idyllic childhood growing up in the rural parts of Clark County, Ohio. That feeling of innocence was shattered when Ark became a medic in Vietnam, getting an up ...

The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System played a critical role in bridging the gap between World War II-era anti-aircraft guns and modern missile-based air defense systems. The M163 Vulcan Air Defense ...