The helicopter hadn't touched down before bullets were tearing through the air, a day local Vietnam veteran Sgt. Donnie Kimball of the 26th Marines will never forget. A 19-year-old rifleman, this was ...

Ron Rees knew a firestorm awaited him when his plane touched down 50 years ago in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. What he did not know was where to run. Rees, who now lives in Cove, was one of about two ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War -- the Battle of Khe Sanh. Across the U.S., groups of Vietnam veterans are gathering to ...

Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the start of one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War – the Battle of Khe Sanh. Across the U.S., groups of Vietnam veterans will gather to ...

KEATCHIE, La. - It was a busy 13 months for Jerry Wilcoxen in the Vietnam War. The Marine fought in 22 campaigns, including what he calls "the big one." He was among about 5,500 Marines who were cut ...

On our way to Memorial Day, a deep look at the deadly Vietnam War battle of Khe Sanh, and those who fought. In this May 13, 2014 file photo, a U.S. Army honor guard stands at the grave site of Army ...

As allied patrols scoured the scorched and battered moonscape around the liberated Marine garrison of Khe Sanh last week, they found North Vietnamese trenches and bunkers, tons of supplies and ...

One Vietnam veteran says he remembers being a child in downtown Wichita and seeing a tall man with a green uniform. Bryson Allen says the man was the coolest person he’d ever seen and that’s why he ...

SAN DIEGO — When the battle was over, Marines who fought in Vietnam labeled Hill 881 South “a deadly killing zone” in the long siege of Khe Sanh. Twenty-seven Marines were killed and 50 wounded — in ...

(HARTFORD, CT) Vietnam War Veteran Dennis Mannion will give a talk on his experience during the Vietnam War and the Battle of Khe Sanh, on November 19, 2015, from 12:00pm-12:45pm, at the Connecticut ...

Oroville >> “I just turned 20 and then got shot right in the leg,” said Dave Tonick, a Khe Sanh Vietnam veteran. He proudly showed off a photo of his wounded young self, smiling and holding a bottle ...