When thinking about the Vietnam War, what comes to mind? Perhaps it is the sights and smells of napalm or the harrowing ...
Aug. 21, 1969 is a day James Schelling will never forget. He was 20 years old and living in Marshalltown when he learned he ...
While the B-52s are known to have gunned down two MiG-21s, the F-22 has never shot down a fighter jet in anger.
For most people, the 1960s represented a tumultuous time in the United State’s history, marked by civil unrest and a cultural ...
Kurt Paeper’s tour of duty in South Vietnam turned out to be short and extremely painful. When it was over he was awarded the ...
"You have a loyalty to your country, first and foremost," said Jim Foseid, the first inductee into the Madison Veterans ...
The Big Red One” is the nickname for the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, the first and most storied and decorated division ...
The late army private Richard Leslie Norden has been posthumously awarded Australia’s highest military honour, the Victoria ...
Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive ...
Corporal Hisel “Henry” Gobble loves the United States so much he’d gladly serve again to preserve our freedom. The Vietnam ...
Clearfield paid respect to its heroes yesterday during Veterans Day services held at the John Lewis Shade American Legion ...
During the Vietnam War, Hyde served as a helicopter crew chief and door gunner ... looking around for help,” he said. “. . .