Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...

I still have it.” The statue that Matteson took from a vacant Buddhist pagoda before the battle at Bird and tried to return on a trip back to Vietnam [Courtesy of Spencer Matteson] Matteson had ...

But Vietnam still uses mainly Russian-made military equipment, and relies on partnerships with Russian oil companies for oil exploration in the South China Sea. Getty Images There is a statue of ...