This year marks a handful of important anniversaries in the history of the Vietnam War. The United States' initial involvement in the Republic of Vietnam began in November 1955, when President ...

To bolster its beleaguered Army of the Republic of Vietnam ally, the U.S. military sent airpower assets in force. As I’ve ...

During the Vietnam War, Mark served in the 1st Air Cavalry, where his duties included writing casualty reports. He volunteered for many missions, during one of which his helicopter was shot down ...

Reyes was an Army helicopter crew chief in the Vietnam War and later became the U.S ... 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Following his service in the military ...

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz was shot while shielding his comrades from enemy fire as they worked to save an injured ...

Developed by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, this traveling exhibit shares the stories and experiences of Virginian’s who fought in Southeast Asia.

President Ronald Reagan wasn't coming because of what the White House called "security concerns" and so it fell to a veteran who had been a prisoner of war ... 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, in ...

Upon completion of his medical training, Bill was sent to Vietnam in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War. He was assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Division, 2/8 Battalion, Bravo Company, Blackfoot ...

He joined the Army at age 17 and served in the Vietnam War in the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Air Cavalry Division. After returning home he joined the New York State Police and served as a trooper ...

Feb. 3, 1945, the battle for the capital of the Philippines began between Allied Forces and Imperial Japan. The 1st Cavalry ...

a note about the number-crunching methods for the Vietnam air war is in order: all of these American aces flew as members of two-man crews on F-4 Phantom IIs, reflecting the emergence of air-to ...

The aircraft U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus, Wisconsin, was in went down in September 1967. A U.S. Air Force pilot from Wisconsin, who was killed in 1967 during the ...