HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill the largely ceremonial role in 18 months. Cuong, 67, was elected by ...

James Smither spent nearly two decades piecing together what actually occured during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord.

Sonny Miller made a promise to his father, who served in World War II, that if he could quit school, he’d join the Army when ...

A year after Vietnam elevated its diplomatic relationship with Washington to its highest level, an internal document has revealed that its military was simultaneously preparing for a potential ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio has a proud military history, perhaps best encapsulated in the city’s “Military City USA” nickname. For all of that history, there are few places in town to learn about local ...

A Vietnam War vet lit up with joy when he was surprised visit by his "best friend" battle buddy he hadn’t seen in 55 years.

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WASHINGTON — Around the corner from the Vietnam Wall stands a bronze statue of a nurse with a wounded soldier lying across her lap and sandbags at her feet. A second nurse searches for a medivac while ...

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A simple message was delivered more than 50 years late, but it was resoundingly well-received by those who deserved to hear it. That message was, “welcome home.” The U.S. Army Financial Management ...

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Marines of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, take a rest on rocky terrain near Dong Ha during Operation Hastings in Vietnam, July 1966. (Staff Sgt. R.E. Wilson/U.S. Marine Corps photo) Nearly 9 ...