This Is What It Felt Like to Be the 'FNG' in Vietnam Intense humidity, leeches, and snakes were just a few of the dangers our Vietnam Veterans faced while in the jungle.
Pardoning Vietnam War Draft Dodgers Was a No-Win Situation for Jimmy Carter On Jan. 21, 1977, the day after his inauguration, Carter issued Executive Order 11967, granting a pardon to all Vietnam War...
13 Vietnam-Era Holiday Stories to Remember, as Told by Veterans Christmas in the military is certainly different than celebrating the holidays as a civilian, and Christmas during war is an...
Highest Award Congress Can Bestow Going to Revered Vietnam POW Everett Alvarez A Vietnam prisoner of war who spent years in captivity in the prison camp they dubbed the Hanoi Hilton and whose story was...
The Little-Known War Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs Criscrossing decades, continents and conflict, we’ve collected some of the most intriguing stories behind a variety of...
12 Vietnam-Era Thanksgivings to Remember, as Told by Veterans Military.com readers share their Vietnam-era Thanksgiving stories.
Why a British Field Marshal and 74 Other Foreign Nationals Are Buried in Arlington National Cemetery When John Dill died on Nov. 4, 1944, it shook the upper echelons of the United States military, right up through Army Chief...
Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...
The Best Vietnam War Movies, According to Service Members and Veterans It's no surprise that the Vietnam War and the veterans who served during it have been immortalized in some of the most iconic...
US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base The new military zone is located in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in Texas and will be transferred from land overseen by the...
Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated...
Trump Said He OK'd Iran's Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles. The Iranians "were very nice. They gave us warning," Trump told reporters. "They said, 'We're going to shoot 'em. Is one o...
Fort Bragg Officer and Ex-Wife Accused of Murdering Adopted Children Now Behind Bars Warrant Officer Anthony Rivera, 36, of Fayetteville, and his former wife Danielle Kennedy, 36, of Arizona, were charged May...