At the start of 1967, some 280,000 Viet Cong opposed 385,000 Americans, and in the previous year more than ten times as many Viet Cong had died. Almost always outgunned and without effective air ...
Columnist Justice B. Hill recently traveled to Vietnam, retracing the past and grappling with the unresolved loss of his ...
Pete Celentano of Jackson and Michael Vaccaro of Middletown braved danger and earned medals in Vietnam, but lost paperwork left them unrecognized.
Many of Pitts' soldiers believed they would not have made it through the ordeal had it not been for the leadership of their ...
SAIGON, Jan. 31, 1968 (UPI)-Allied aircraft dive-bombed and strafed Viet Cong positions on the edge of Saigon today as the guerrillas continued to fight after raids on the U.S. Embassy ...
For decades, Southold’s main soundfront beach was known simply as Town Beach. Now, it will bear the name of a longtime public ...
In this photo, children on their way home from school pass the bodies of dead Viet Cong soldiers. In another photo by Faas, this Vietnamese litter bearer, responsible for helping deal with a mass ...
Nor was Troyer concerned about being a member of the Black Lions battalion, which was so well known that the Viet Cong had allegedly offered a bounty for every Black Lions soldier killed.
The eyewitness, Sachs, testified that «if they’re alive, they’re automatically suspects; if they’re dead, they’re Viet Cong.» One concept in particular, military necessity, was ...
A Vietnam War veteran is in Central Iowa sharing his experiences this week, including his time as a prisoner of war. Air Force Lt. Col. Tony Marshall was once one of only seven African Americans in ...
Allison breaks down battle tactics used by the United States military; Viet Cong, or VC; and People's Army of Vietnam, or PAVN; during the Vietnam War, such as the use of helicopters and napalm in ...