To the leathernecks who served under him, it was only fitting that Master Sergeant Valdez was the last of their unit to ...

James Capers Jr. led a small reconnaissance team through an ambush in Vietnam even though he had more than a dozen shrapnel and bullet wounds.

Major James Capers, Jr. may soon get the high honor for his valiant efforts during the Vietnam War.

During the 1975 fall of the South Vietnamese capital, he helped evacuate thousands, and was nearly left behind.

Standing on the U.S. Embassy roof as tanks rumbled toward Saigon and gunfire rang out below, Juan Valdez wondered if he and ...

A Palmerton native chose to follow in his older brother’s footsteps and serve in the military. Along the way, Chris Olivia ...

From combat veterans and 'crazy' physicals to high lottery luck, discover how rock’s legends navigated the chaos of the Vietnam draft ...

Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial will celebrate “250 Years of Valor” with a number of events to honor local military heroes as part of America’s semiquincentennial.

Richard Blumenthal is a prominent American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A Democrat, he has held this position since January 2011, following his ...

When Operation Bribie ended, eight Australians were dead and 27 were wounded. The men who survived were divided over whether ...

Retired Navy Capt. Charlie Plumb learned the secret to communicating with other prisoners of war in Vietnam through a note written on a piece of toilet paper pushed through the wall. The note was ...

As a boy, I devoured the historically accurate and side-splittingly funny Harry Flashman novels by George MacDonald Fraser, ...