Fred Smith, FedEx founder and Marine Corps veteran, dies at 80
Before launching FedEx, Smith served two tours in Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and earned the Silver Star for combat valor.
By Military Times staff
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Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam-era Recon Marine part of new bill
Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.
By Todd South
Tribal elder in viral standoff video was not a Vietnam veteran, military records show
Native American drummer Nathan Phillips had previously claimed to be a 'recon ranger' who served during 'Vietnam times'
By Tara Copp, AP
Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, Vietnam-era Huey pilot and Medal of Honor recipient, has died
Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam War veteran retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles died Monday. He was 89 years old.
By Kyle Rempfer
Students seen mocking Native Americans could face expulsion
Students at a Kentucky Catholic school who were involved in a video showing them mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a Washington rally could potentially face expulsion, according to the diocese.
Army’s long-awaited Iraq war study finds Iran was the only winner in a conflict that holds many lessons for future wars
Authors hope to avoid the re-learning of lessons of Vietnam, as was a factor in the early years of the Iraq war.
By Todd South
Lawmakers hope for swift action this year on ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans benefits
Both leaders of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee are trying to revive the legislative effort that stalled last month.
Former Defense Secretary Harold Brown dies at 91
Harold Brown, who as defense secretary in the Carter administration championed cutting-edge fighting technology during a tenure that included the failed rescue of hostages in Iran, has died at age 91.
‘We’ll see how frightened America is’ — Chinese admiral says sinking US carriers key to dominating South China Sea
"What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,” the admiral said.
By J.D. Simkins
New in 2019: Advocates hope to reignite debate over long-term effects of burn pits
Veterans worry that the public still doesn't understand the long-term health effects of exposure to the waste fires.
These Medal of Honor recipients were men of God
Both priests lived and died for the grunts they loved.
By Ray Pezzoli Jr., Vietnam Magazine
Twice deported veteran buried in Texas with military funeral honors
Carlos Jaime Torres’s family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
By Daniel A. Flores, The (Mission, Texas) Monitor via the AP