HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey on Thursday became the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit Vietnam since 1971, seeking to boost military ties between the former foes at a ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey on Thursday became the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit Vietnam since 1971, seeking to boost military ties between the former foes at ...

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SUDBURY — It's almost been 50 years since a band of about 200 young, fatigue-clad veterans began a three-day trek from Concord to Boston that resulted in the largest mass arrest in state history.

Michael Louis Kuk’s memoir unveils the untold heroism of Army firefighters in Vietnam—a gripping tribute to courage, resilience, and legacy. Every fire we faced was a battle of its own—unpredictable ...

It was 1971 and I was a military policeman in Da Nang, Vietnam. It was Christmas Day, and I was dog tired having just worked 12 hours, pulling guard duty all night. I stumbled back to my “hooch” and ...

Daddis is the USS Midway chair in Modern U.S. Military History at San Diego State University and author of “Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines.” He lives in Kensington.

South Vietnam, August 1971: Phyllis George, Miss America of 1971, poses outside a bunker while touring the 1st Air Cavalry Division’s Fire Support Base Mace. The future CBS sportscaster was on a three ...