A Vietnam War veteran was honored with a high school diploma from the Northwest Local School District Board of Education.It happened during the Board of Education’s meeting on Monday night ...

Jungle warfare demanded new tactics—and helicopters delivered. Here’s how air mobility shaped the Vietnam War. An unresponsive jet that crashed after flying over Washington had dozens of ...

The Vietnam War saw the first tests of the Army’s air cavalry concept with the 1965 deployment of the experimental 1st Squadron, 9th Air Cavalry. By the war’s end, five squadrons would serve ...

A ceremony Saturday in Jennings will honor a forgotten hero from the Vietnam War.SP4 Albert W. “Billy” Sonnier was 24 when he was part of C Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment, 1st Air ...

The Vietnam War, which ended 50 years ago, fundamentally altered our perception of war, particularly its long-term consequences. The Vietnam War — which came closely on the heels of the ...

(NEXSTAR) — As America approaches the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, an exclusive nationwide survey is revealing the lessons learned and the impact of the two-decade conflict.

The period from the Paris Peace Agreement of January 1973, which marked the end of the United States’ direct military involvement in the Vietnam War ... PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile ...

Politics played a major role in the war. In 1973, Nixon had the opportunity to use air power to push back. “We were not allowed to attack North Vietnam per se. So what we were left with then is ...

This is the second part of last week’s story of Vietnam War veteran Charles Hill, who served more than a year with 1st Cavalry Division during the Tet Offensive. This week, the Herald talks with ...

In addition, on and around this same day, Ha-noi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war ... of the 5th Air Calvary attached to the 9th Infantry Division. Dong Tam, Vietnam.

Operation Linebacker I was the venue by which both the USN and USAF produced their first aces (five or more enemy aircraft destroyed in air-to-air combat) of the Vietnam War: ...

The Vietnam ... battle of the war was The Battle of Ia Drang Valley in November 1965. The first episode discusses that battle, and talks to Tony Nadal, a commander of a U.S. Air Calvary platoon ...