Con Thien sat just below the DMZ and gave American forces a commanding view of the approaches from the north, but it was also a perfect target for North Vietnamese artillery. Marines rotated through ...

Editor's Note: This article is part of KSAT’s special, "50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio," highlighting how the war in Vietnam affected veterans in the Alamo City and South Texas.

The Marine Corps’ Combined Action Program in Vietnam paired small squads of Marines with local Popular Forces militias to secure villages through long-term presence and trust-building. Rooted in the ...

D. R. Howe (Glencoe, MN) treats the wounds of Private First Class D. A. Crum (New Brighton, PA), Company H, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, during Operation Hue City. (USMC Photo) Charles ...

Standing on the US Embassy roof as tanks rumbled toward Saigon and gunfire rang out below, Juan Valdez wondered if he and his fellow Marines might have been forgotten. He had worked through the night ...