Secret Guerilla Unit Fights for VA Benefits Five Decades After Vietnam In Vietnam, a large unit of "secret" native fighters provided essential aid to U.S. troops. But they're still waiting for the...
Operation Bribie: One of the Deadliest Battles for Australian Troops in the Vietnam War When Operation Bribie ended, eight Australians were dead and 27 were wounded. The men who survived were divided over whether...
Army Veteran Talks About Life as a Vietnam ‘Tunnel Rat’ Army veteran C.W. Bowman volunteered for a job most would turn down during the Vietnam War. Bowman discussed his experiences...
Photographer Aims to Profile 250 Veterans for America’s 250th Birthday "It's a national tribute." Photographer Mikel Conrad has embarked on an ambitious assignment to photograph and profile 250...
One Army Chinook Crewman's Experiences in Vietnam Supporting the 101st and the Marines Over a single 12-month tour, Paden logged 1,800 flight hours as a door gunner, crew chief and flight engineer on one of...
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
The Youngest American Killed in Vietnam Enlisted in the Marines at 14 PFC Dan Bullock became the youngest American service member killed in the Vietnam War after forging his birth certificate to...
World War II POW Who Survived Three Wars Celebrates 101st Birthday Ret. Army Master Sgt. Ed Beck made it through three wars and nearly died in a German POW camp to still be present, sharing...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...
Trailblazing Journalist Who Chronicled the Trauma of Vietnam Dies at 91 Myra MacPherson, who fearlessly busted open doors for female journalist and wrote a landmark book on the Vietnam War, died on...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/conrad_2__0.jpg?itok=4vIW32Q4 "William "Bill" Dunsmore, a World War II veteran, poses for the "250 Faces of Service & Sacrifice" project. (Mikel Conrad)")
