In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at ...

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country ...

This year’s Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame class has a local flair to it.

Photos from the State Archives of Florida show holiday shoppers on Worth Avenue in 1969 and 1970. The archival images capture fashion trends of the era, including bright colors and patterns. In 1969, ...

At dawn on July 23, 1970, operations began to evacuate Fire Support Base Ripcord, in the A Shau Valley of Vietnam. Fourteen Chinook helicopters with the capacity to transport over 30 people apiece ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — John K. Newmann was still just a kid when he joined the U.S. Navy in 1965, prior to graduation from NW Classen High, eager to do his part to win a war. “I felt like that’s why ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has been instrumental in American combat operations for well over 200 years. Aside from the will to fight, the rifle has long stood as the Marines’ most important weapon on the ...

In this solemn tribute, we remember the fourteen Marines and one Navy Corpsman who lost their lives on November 18, 1970, when their CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron ...

Fred Smith, FedEx Corp. founder and Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. A 1966 graduate of Yale University, Smith joined the ...

The year is 1969, the height of the war in Vietnam. The United States has been involved for about four years at this point and the war is growing more and more unpopular by the day. The Vietnam War ...

Today marks 50 years since the end of a war so divisive that even half a century later, it remains a source of controversy and pain for those who lived through it, fought in it, or lost loved ones to ...