Tag: Vietnam

The Marines won the Battle of Hue. Yet, the U.S. public opinion was blind to their efforts and sacrifice and considered the battle a defeat.

Joe Galloway “was the kindest, most gentle and loving man. He loved the boys and girls of the U.S. military. He loved his country.”

The Gerber MK II is made for one thing: killing the enemy, whether they be terrorists, communists, or any other opponents of democracy.

The Big Army hated Special Forces; all the attention that the relatively new unit had gotten had rubbed the brass the wrong way.

Yesterday, August 7, was an important day for U.S. military history. It marked the establishment of the Purple Heart, the invasion of Guadacanal, and the start of the official American involvement in Vietnam.

As it happens, New Zealanders are not likely to be kept out of the fray.

What the British would call, “a trot through the leaves.”

Depicting an evening at Quang Tri Combat Base in Vietnam, Cyrus Quadland captures the chaos and danger surrounding the firework “like” exhibit of war.

When one talks about Memorial Day, it is important to know what it means and most importantly whom it is honoring.

SOFREP has partnered with UnitingUS which works with military veteran artists around the country. Their work has been displayed at the Pentagon and at airport galleries around the country. This week, SOFREP’s Art of War series brings you this work by Army veteran Ted Berkowitz.   Ted Berkowitz Veteran – Army 1967-1969 Portrait of DACA […]

Every so often extraordinary men emerge. Robert MacKenzie was such a man doing more than most to stop Communism.

Operational Memory is a deciding factor in war. Throughout its history, the U.S. has accumulated Operational Memory contrary to its rivals.