SCOTT, La. (KLFY)– Nine million Americans served during the Vietnam War era. Rangers of the Army’s premier infantry force, known for conducting raids and assault missions, are in that number ...

The unit, specifically Company D (Ranger) and the 151st Infantry (Airborne) Battalion, went to war at a time when it was rare for a national guard unit to be called to duty in a foreign country.

GREENFIELD – The most highly decorated infantry company during a single year in the Vietnam War will be honored this weekend in Greenfield. The Indiana Rangers, an Army National Guard unit based ...

He was drafted to Vietnam in 1968, the deadliest year of the war. “You either kill them or they’re going to kill you, or they’re going to capture you, which [is] 100% worse,” he said.

It was one of the lighter moments from his time aboard the USS Ranger in 1969 to 1970, during the Vietnam War. Greenough served as an aviation storekeeper aboard the carrier.

In 1966, the Chinese American became one of the roughly 2 million men drafted into the Vietnam War. At just 19 years old, the native San Franciscan was part of a unit called the Geronimo Battalion ...

Larry L. Taylor, a helicopter pilot who staged a daring rescue of four U.S. Army rangers under enemy fire in the jungles of Vietnam 55 years ago, died on Jan. 28 at his home in Signal Mountain ...

Larger and more advanced than its predecessors, the Ranger was pivotal during the Vietnam War, deploying new aircraft like the A-7 Corsair II and the UH-2C Seasprite.

He was drafted to Vietnam in 1968, the deadliest year of the war. “You either kill them or they’re going to kill you, or they’re going to capture you, which [is] 100% worse,” he said.

The Vietnam War was the first to be shown on television, especially on the nightly news. ... Army Airborne Ranger recounts his time in Vietnam News / Apr 29, 2025 / 05:25 PM EDT.