We have been following Minneota’s Royal Hettling, who enlisted in the Air Force and deployed to Vietnam in August 1970 as a dog handler ... I had guard towers behind, one on each side. I heard two ...

The basic weapon system, in its highly compact M4 variant, remains in service with the U.S. military today, with a superb ...

When thinking about the Vietnam War, what comes to mind? Perhaps it is the sights and smells of napalm or the harrowing ...

Twenty years ago this month, U.S. Marines began fighting the largest urban battle since the Vietnam War. More than 12,000 American, British and Iraqi troops fought for Fallujah, which had become an ...

Radio is a way of life for one Hot Springs Village DJ and in the Jungles of Vietnam it was his voice on a radio that saved ...

Six Tipton brothers served their country in the military, four of them during World War II, one during the Korean War and one ...

McCOOK Neb. - In a reflective interview, Dave Eaton, a Vietnam War veteran, shared his experience of being drafted at 19 years old--when many young men found themselves thrust into a conflict they ...

"You have a loyalty to your country, first and foremost," said Jim Foseid, the first inductee into the Madison Veterans ...

Slug a walk-off grand slam in the World Series, and you’re a hero. Come back from ACL or rotator cuff surgery, and you’re courageous. Bury long jump shots in the Final Four, and you’re a gunner. The ...

I was born in Sweden in 1943. My father was highly educated and very successful in his field. I, however, was pretty much the opposite. An immature loser, ...

For most people, the 1960s represented a tumultuous time in the United State’s history, marked by civil unrest and a cultural ...

The late Private Richard Norden displayed "acts of gallantry" when ran into enemy fire on 14 May 1968 during the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral.