In the trenches of Con Thien, Vietnam, a Marine Corps corporal used to quietly sit and dream about a carousel in a mountain meadow.

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, ...

Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Italian Undersecretary of State for Defence Matteo Perego di Cremnago co-chaired the 5th Vietnam – Italy Defence ...

March 8, 1965: The U.S. Marines storm Da Nang, marking the first major ground troop deployment of the Vietnam War. This was the beginning of America’s longest war.

Operation Clean Sweep Sends Marines to Repair Aging Housing Ahead of Barracks Renovations ...

Two Marines from Massachusetts — among the last remaining military service members in Saigon — recall the tense evacuation effort and how the city fell to communist forces in late April 1975.

Marines still healing, 50 years after Vietnam by: Jeremey Hubbard Posted: Apr 17, 2025 / 02:56 PM CDT Updated: Apr 17, 2025 / 02:56 PM CDT (NEXSTAR) — This year marks 50 years since the fall of ...

Their common bond helps get them through. That was clear when a group of Vietnam Marines were asked about their experiences on the battlefield ...