This painting by Charles Waterhouse honors the bravery of Marine Capt. John W. Ripley, who braved enemy fire for more than three hours planting explosives on the Dong Ha Bridge on April 2, 1972.

DONG HA, Vietnam — While the war has become a distant memory in many parts of Vietnam, lethal reminders are part of everyday life in Quang Tri Province. Located along the demilitarized zone that ...

DONG HA, Vietnam — Nguyen Xuan Thiet knew the copper band around the base of the American bomb left over from the Vietnam War could fetch him up to a dollar at the scrap yard. So he clasped the ...

In this "War Stories" Web exclusive, senior producer Martin Hinton reflects on traveling to Dong Ha, Vietnam, with Marine Corps legend Col. John Ripley who died, at age 69, last month. For four ...

Previous coverage on local military news above. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A Vietnam Purple Heart war hero, who died in action, ...

Frequency and intensity of erratic weather events like typhoons and flooding threaten existence of rural communities ...

Besides high temperatures, these locations also experience a high number of hot days. The North Central Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center said that a year in northern-central Vietnam sees around 50 ...

The well-known conservative talk-show host, often called “The voice of the Valley,” remembered having been injured in a construction accident near Dong Ha, Vietnam, as part of a 750-man ...

The Philippines remained Vietnam’s largest rice importer, accounting for 41.4% of the country’s total exports. Cote d’Ivoire ...

Seth Mydans lived in Vietnam for three years during the war and has reported from the country for The New York Times since the mid-1990s. He reported this story from Hanoi and Dong Ha.

Ton Dong A, a leading galvanized steel manufacturer in Vietnam, will focus more on the domestic market due to export ...