Vietnam

These three snipers had nearly 300 confirmed kills, but what makes them examples for Marines today is more than their skills in battle.

Colonel Robert Howard is one of the most legendary Special Forces soldiers. This is the tale of how he got to his MOH ceremony.

Lawrence Joel was a United States Army paratrooper who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Joel received the Silver Star and the Medal of Honor for his heroism on November 8, 1965, in a battle outside Bien Hoa against the Viet Cong. At the time, he was serving in South Vietnam as a medic […]

The Air Force is in the process of replacing their 80s era Sikorsky HH-60J Pave Hawk with the new HH-60W Jolly Green II.

Sgt. Richard Fitzgibbon is now recognized as the first U.S. casualty of the Vietnam war. He was murdered by a fellow airman.

In 2002, Congress passed the Defense Authorization Act. The ensuing review uncovered the meritorious service of several soldiers, among them, Jose Rodela.

Capers has been awarded some of the nation’s highest honors for his meritorious 22-year long service, including a nomination for the Medal of Honor.

The Army lost one of its Korean War heroes. Ronald E. Rosser, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in Bumpus Mills, TN, at the age of 90. Rosser was born in Columbus, Ohio, on October 24, 1929. He was the oldest of 17 children. He joined the Army at age […]

‘A Warrior’s Warrior’ in MACV-SOG During America’s long war in Vietnam, many of the Green Berets who fought there became legends within the Special Forces Regiment. And among those warriors were the men of MACVSOG (Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group); the SOG warriors were among the finest the country has ever produced. […]

During the Vietnam War it became very clear that the U.S. military needed to revise their hand-to-hand training.

A wave of recent attacks in Afghanistan has left the Afghani government infuriated. Over the past week, the Taliban carried out 422 attacks in 32 provinces, killing a minimum of 291 Afghan security personnel and wounding 550 others. This marks the deadliest week in the country’s 19-year war, even as the Taliban reject the figures. […]

He was wounded 37 times by bullets, shrapnel, a bayonet, and a rifle butt but his only thoughts were on those others who were hit on that day in May 1968. His actions saved eight other men’s lives in Vietnam on that day. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery but it […]