44,000 Idahoans are Vietnam Veterans. On Monday, in honor of Veterans Day, we heard from four of them about their memories and experiences. Though Elaine James' story is one shared by many Idaho ...

War is often erroneously understood as a purely masculine arena. But women have always played indispensable roles in battle, even if they’ve been historically relegated to the sidelines—and the ...

Gen. George A. Joulwan, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, recognized the sacrifices made by Schuylkill County servicemen and women in Vietnam in a letter dated May 25, 1996. “As a company commander ...

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA — If anyone can attest to the hardships of the Vietnam War, those faced by both civilians and soldiers, it’s this week’s ‘Hometown Hero.’ Michelle Le Chen escaped from Vietnam as ...

“Me love you long time,” a Vietnamese sex worker tells the U.S. troops, swiveling her hips as she hawks her services. “You party?” The first female character in Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War classic ...

SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, ABOUT 11,000 OF THEM WERE STATIONED THERE IN THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, AND IN OTHER ROLES. AND WHILE IT MAY SOUND STRANGE, VIETNAM IS PART OF A ...

I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY CHANCE TO SEE THE WORLD. SO MANY FROM SMALL TOWNS MUSKOGEE TO WINONA, MINNESOTA. IT WAS DOTTY’S HOMETOWN. I REALLY DIDN’T THINK THAT MUCH ABOUT SOME WAR GOING ON IN SOME LITTLE ...