First Black aircraft carrier captain risks career for daring rescue amid Saigon chaos at end of Vietnam War
Larry Chambers' orders saved lives by pushing helicopters into the sea during the end of the Vietnam War. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In April 1975, as the North Vietnamese closed in on Saigon, Americans ...
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'The Unlikely War Hero': The Youngest and Lowest-Ranking Vietnam War POW in the Hanoi Hilton
Author, historian and Vietnam veteran Marc Leepson's new book, "The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage ...
Photos: Omaha World War II vet honored as part of Nebraska initiative
Carl Schrat, a World War II veteran who served in the navy, was joined by Gov. Jim Pillen and honored at a World War II medal ...
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Vietnam’s ‘Era of National Rise’ and the Risk of Imperial Overreach: Lessons from 1975
Despite its growing prosperity and ambition, the country still has to tread a careful line between larger regional and global ...
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‘Napalm Girl’ photographer Nick Ut responds to claim that he didn’t take famous Vietnam War photo
(Tribune News Service) — Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut has spoken out against claims that his famous 1972 photo ...