On Thursday, Nov. 11, 14 men with ties to the Menno community were properly acknowledged and thanked for their service in the ...
Michael Louis Kuk’s memoir unveils the untold heroism of Army firefighters in Vietnam—a gripping tribute to courage, resilience, and legacy. Every fire we faced was a battle of its own—unpredictable ...
A local veteran was recently recognized as part of an Honor Flight. She served her country as a nurse during the Vietnam War.
SAN ANTONIO – Bob Hesselbein, a Vietnam War veteran and former helicopter pilot, received his U.S. Army pilot wings in November 1971. “It was 1970 — high school graduate, and it was a time of ...
Daddis is the USS Midway chair in Modern U.S. Military History at San Diego State University and author of “Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines.” He lives in Kensington.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Saturday will mark 50 years since the last United States troops left Vietnam, officially ending the war. It has become known as National Vietnam War Veterans Day as a way to give ...
On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State University, killing four students and injuring nine others. American involvement in the Vietnam War ...
In the spring of 1970, the Portland State University campus had been a hive of anti-Vietnam War activity for months. But things got hot on May 11 when Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk ordered police to ...
John Kerry joined “Meet the Press” on April 18, 1971 to discuss his opposition to the Vietnam War. Kerry was a member of the “Vietnam Veterans Against the War” movement and testified before the Senate ...
On this date 55 years ago, May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard members fired on student protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting ...
On a frigid day with possibly the first snow flurries of the season hitting the ground, hundreds gathered at Veterans Memorial Park Tuesday morning to honor the nation’s veterans. The ceremony each ...
EDWARDS — Watching war and warriors from a USO stage is beautiful and bittersweet. Pamela Smith has that perspective. When the Vail Valley resident was a Colorado State University student, she joined ...