SAIGON -- Combat-ready U.S. Marines swarmed ashore today and took up defense positions around the Da Nang air base only 80 miles from Communist North Vietnam. It was the first Marine landing in a ...
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A brief history of the US Marine Corps as branch marks its 250th birthday
Monday marks a major milestone in American military history as the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 250th birthday and events ...
Vietnam War veteran Maj. James Capers Jr. receives Patriot Awards honor for saving seven Marines in combat. The 88-year-old ...
Fred “Gunny” Stenglein was born and raised in Rochester. At just 15 years old, he enlisted in the Marines, fudging the ...
Maurice Moreau, a Norwich native who now lives in Oakdale, discusses his military service during the Vietnam War and what he ...
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Ever heard the name Dan Bullock? Many haven’t. His story is one of extraordinary bravery, a childhood cut short, and a sacrifice that should never be forgotten. At just 15 years ...
In 1969, peace negotiations between the U.S. and North Vietnam officials had stalled largely due to the parties’ conflicting ...
Alabama’s Vietnam veterans were recognized in a special pinning ceremony Monday, led by Congressman Gary Palmer, as part of a ...
Anniversaries are usually times to celebrate—a birth, a marriage, a victory, an extraordinary achievement. But last month’s fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War was not for most ...
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — American flags now adorn the road leading to the Marine Corps League in Pekin, in honor of Stan Newell, a Vietnam War veteran who was a Prisoner of War (POW) for nearly six years.
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