On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

If there is one thing militaries worldwide have learned, unnecessary expenses can lead to lost lives. As a result, there ...

27, 1947 in French Camp. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at just 19 years old. While in Vietnam, he was wounded during ...

Two streets in French Camp have been named after notable local veterans: Richard A. Pittman Drive and Tino Adame Road are ...

HOUSTON – A burglar broke into the home of a late Vietnam veteran and didn’t steal the big flat-screen TV - but rather the ...

Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew’s Vietnam success made him the only Top Gun instructor to put his training to practical use against an enemy plane.

To compensate for the considerable advantages the F-4 Phantoms had over MiG-21s, the North Vietnamese developed innovative hit-and-run tactics.

The 20th Class of distinguished Connecticut veterans will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Gold Star Families Memorial Auditorium.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — Treading a familiar path for women in rural Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Hiep found a factory job in dynamic Ho Chi Minh City and spent 16 years helping make shoes for Western ...

Announcer: Vietnam was unknown to most Americans only ... by anti-aircraft fire and ground-to-air missiles. On the ground, marines and air cavalrymen pushed through thick jungles and wet rice ...