Marine awarded Navy Cross at Vietnam War’s Battle of Hue remembered as ‘magnificent,’ humble leader
Fighting in the City of Hue as a Marine, Myron Harrington was awarded the Silver Star and Navy Cross a week apart.
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The Vietnam War – Karl Porisch – Flying from Marble Mountain Airfield
We’ve been following Karl Porisch, who graduated from Mankato State in 1968 and completed Marine Corps officer and helicopter flight training. The Marines assigned Karl to Okinawa, while his spouse ...
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Marine captain gave his all to save soldiers
"Graham was the best possible commander, he gave his all in the face of certain death," Corporal Brent MacKinnon said of the Marine captain. D Company of 7th Marines began to arrive as reinforcements.
Marines go ashore in Vietnam
SAIGON -- Combat-ready U.S. Marines swarmed ashore today and took up defense positions around the Da Nang air base only 80 miles from Communist North Vietnam. It was the first Marine landing in a ...