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When retired Marine Cpl. Scott Harrison was stationed at U.S. Marine outpost Con Thien during the Vietnam War, it was a music ...
In the trenches of Con Thien, Vietnam, a Marine Corps corporal used to quietly sit and dream about a carousel in a mountain ...
The Marines stationed at Con Thien were constantly frightened. The military base located near the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was subjected to daily artillery fire by the People's Army of Vietnam, ...
The Tet Offenisve was a major turning point in the war in Vietnam.The first day of Tet ... was the dealiest day in the war ..
Many veterans who saw action in the Vietnam War have described military operations conducted in the A Shau Valley as hell on Earth. Nevertheless, the young men of the 9th Marine Regiment and the 2nd ...
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 ...
(NEXSTAR) — This year marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. For many who fought in Vietnam, the years since have been spent coping with physical pain and PTSD. Their common bond helps get ...
At just 15 years old, Dan Bullock became the youngest American serviceman killed in the Vietnam War—his true age was a secret even to the Marines until after his death.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, I salute Vietnam Marine Veteran Scott Harrison. During the darkest moments of the Vietnam War, a 19-year-old Marine named Scott Harrison found an unexpected s ...
It was a childhood fascination with the Marines – not love of war – that inspired him. By Feb. 13, 1969, he was a Marine corporal, 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment.