At least 78 of those who died in the Vietnam War hailed from Polk County, according to a list on the Virtual Wall.
For more than 40 years, Vietnam War veteran Jim Whittaker, 80, has spent every Memorial Day sitting on a bench overlooking ...
James Smither spent nearly two decades piecing together what actually occured during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord.
The Ripon Historical Society is commemorating Memorial Day by honoring local Vietnam War casualties and sharing the stories ...
America’s attempts at bombing an adversary into submission usually fail. The history of the Vietnam War provides perspective.
Staff Sergeant Keven Zane Goodno was serving his second tour of duty in Vietnam in the fall of 1972. Goodno had enlisted in ...
In some ways, the late 1960s were a great time to be a young man — flirting with girls, hanging out with friends, cruising ...
Recently, in his defense of the current war in Iran, Richard Iaconelli invoked the American experience in Vietnam. While it ...