"The War Within a War" by Wil Haygood tells the stories of Black soldiers who fought in Vietnam, highlighting the racism they experienced and the dangers they faced, while also honoring the memory of ...

Before and during the Vietnam War, the US military expanded close-quarters combat and jungle warfare training to prepare ...

Vietnam War veteran Mossie Wright was 19 when he was deployed to Vietnam in 1969. When he returned to the U.S. the following year, he was “shocked at the reception.” “People was calling us names, and, ...

Oliver Stone’s Platoon, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was a massive box office success, opened the door ...

Most Vietnam veterans have fascinating stories about their time in the war, whether they’re tinged with trauma, courage, hope and sadness. But for Marine Corps veteran Frank E. Cius Jr., his story is ...

We Americans are an impatient lot. If we must engage in warfare, we would prefer it be wrapped up in weeks, not months, and certainly not years like World War II, Korea and Vietnam. In those wars we ...

Vietnam War Veterans Day is observed on March 29 of each year, marking the day in 1973 when our remaining combat troops left Vietnam. While it recognizes those 2.7 million Americans who served in the ...