'Fracture Jaw': The Army's Plan to Use Tactical Nuclear Weapons During the Vietnam War On Jan. 24, 1968, Westmoreland asked Sharp to move tactical nuclear weapons into northern Quang Tri province as a last-ditch...
How the 3 Living Black Medal of Honor Recipients Embody the Military’s Top Award On Jan. 10, 1968, Private 1st Class Clarence Sasser was part of a reconnaissance mission in southern Vietnam when his...
The First Marine to Die Defending an Embassy Was Killed in the Tet Offensive Cpl. James Conrad Marshall was the first Marine security guard to give his life while defending American embassy personnel.
'Land of Bad' Updates 'Bat 21' for the Global War on Terror While details surrounding the plot of 'Land of Bad' are sparse, it appears set amid one of the extant U.S. military campaigns...
Last Vietnam Vet in Senate, Set to Retire, Reflects on Efforts to Reconcile with Former Enemies in Hanoi In May, Tom Carper announced that he'd be retiring from the Senate after 14 successful campaigns in Delaware for statewide...
Watchmaker Praesidus' Newest Replica Honors Vietnam War Special Operators Watchmaker Praesidus specializes in recreating historical timepieces from exact military specifications.
Vietnam Combat Pilot Finds New Career as City Engineer at 78 Marine Corps veteran Larry Brown shows you're never too old to start something new.
Cobra Pilot Who Lifted Troops to Safety in Vietnam Is Awarded Medal of Honor at White House Ceremony Capt. Larry Taylor flew his attack helicopter into heavy enemy gunfire until he ran out of ammunition, then led a daring...
Vietnam Veteran to Be Awarded Medal of Honor for Heroic Helicopter Rescue After 55 Years Army Capt. Larry Taylor, who was an AH-1 Cobra pilot between August 1967 and August 1968, is set to be awarded the Medal of...
The Navy's Newest Destroyer Is Named for a Marine Who Saved His Company from Annihilation The U.S. Navy just christened its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in honor of Lt. Harvey C. Barnum, the...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Exodus at VA: 10,000 Employees Are Resigning in September. Here’s the List It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a pivotal decision: They could...
Air Force Rebrands Facebook Page to Combat Rumors, Leaked Memos and Reddit Threads A long-standing Air Force Facebook page created to represent its top enlisted leader has been renamed and rebranded as a news...
Air Force Veteran Convicted of Killing Wife and 2 Children Is 9th Person Executed in Florida This Year Air Force veteran Edward Zakrzewski was executed on Thursday for the June 9, 1994, killings of his 34-year-old wife Sylvia...
Marine Sergeant Dies After Collapsing During Fitness Test in Florida A Marine sergeant on reserve duty died after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida last month, according to...