Some readers expressed amazement, in light of the thousands of American deaths suffered in a war with no end in sight, that ...

When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight into hell. Alpha and Bravo Companies of 1st Battalion, 9th Marines—numbering ...

It’s the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daughter sprinting ahead with her ...

How could America lose the Vietnam War? Even now, 50 years after the last American helicopters left Saigon, the answer is elusive. Despite pouring immense resources into Vietnam — including nearly 3 ...

When Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm was released from a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam in 1973, surviving 1,966 days in captivity, his thoughts were consumed with finally reuniting with his family.