What began as a small deployment of U.S. Marines to protect an airbase at Da Nang in Vietnam escalated into one of the most divisive wars in U.S. history.

On the 40th anniversary of the end of the war, a look back at a groundbreaking photo essay that revealed the realities of the conflict

National Vietnam War Veterans Day will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2026. As part of my series, which recognizes and honors Vietnam Veterans.

It’s been nearly 60 years since Doug Chamberlain, a Marine veteran and later Wyoming legislator, came home from Vietnam. The war changed him, and

An American 1st Air Cavalry helicopter airlifts supplies into a Marine outpost during Operation Pegasus in Vietnam in 1968.Larry Burrows—The LIFE Picture Collection/ It has been 40 years since the spring day when the last U.

The bill waived time restrictions to consider the Medal of Honor for retired Maj. James Capers Jr. The bill goes to President Donald Trump.

Twelve Vietnam veterans are going back to the country where they fought and for most, it will be their first time on Vietnamese soil in more than 50 years.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Ever heard the name Dan Bullock? Many haven’t. His story is one of extraordinary bravery, a childhood cut short, and a sacrifice that should never be forgotten. At just 15 years old, Dan Bullock became the youngest American ...

Standing on the U.S. Embassy roof as tanks rumbled toward Saigon and gunfire rang out below, Juan Valdez wondered if he and his fellow Marines might have actually been forgotten. Working through the

When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight into hell. Alpha and Bravo Companies of 1st Battalion, 9th Marines—numbering nearly 400 men—were about to face what would become ...

Congress has recommended Col. John Ripley, a Radford native who destroyed the Dong Ha bridge during the Vietnam War, for the Medal of Honor. Ripley died in 2008 and would receive the award posthumously.