We have been learning about Sharon McCully, a 1957 Russell High School graduate who trained as a nurse and volunteered for the Air Force in 1968. She deployed to Vietnam in May 1970, serving with the ...

American and European contractors were out in full force for the country's biennial defense expo in Hanoi in December 2024.

Over 265,000 American women served in the military during the Vietnam War, including 11,000 in Vietnam. Women’s History Month ...

Yes, there were Soviet troops in North Vietnam, and in significantly larger numbers than their Korean War predecessors. Although the Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War ...

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

From warehouse sorting robots to delivery drones, Viettel Post is pinning its hopes on tech as the salve to an inefficient ...

The Stringer” at Sundance alleges the famed Vietnam War photo “The Terror of War,” or “Napalm Girl,” was not taken by Nick Ut ...

Trung Lap Ranger Unit Training Center, South Vietnam, February, 1962: U.S. Army advisers 1st Lt. Edmond Fricki (standing) and 1st Lt. Major Bell demonstrate hand-to-hand combat before a group of ...

(Henry Villarama/U.S. Army) For every battle in the Vietnam War, there were numerous small unit actions fought over active firebases, former firebases or any location where either side could set ...

A common misconception over the Vietnam War was that everyone was drafted. This wasn’t true. Most men were actually volunteers who joined the military out of patriotism, financial needs ...