That final troop withdrawal 50 years ago Wednesday from Vietnam marked the end of a long and politically contentious war that had left 58,000 U.S. service members dead and another 304,000 wounded.
That final troop withdrawal 50 years ago Wednesday from Vietnam marked the end of a long and politically contentious war that had left 58,000 U.S. service members dead and another 304,000 wounded.
Of 70,000 Marines that fought there, more than 6,800 were killed and 19,000 were wounded. On the Japanese side, about 18,000 were killed. Only 216 were captured.
Navy athletics is fortunate to have a veteran scoreboard operator who is steady, reliable — and a true American hero — in Dave Hoffman, who spent more than a year of his life as a prisoner of war in Vietnam after being captured on a combat mission.
Dien Ban, South Vietnam, Nov. 25, 1968: A Vietnamese toddler stares into the camera and stands on his wobbly feet supported by a Vietnamese middle-aged woman.
Three takeaways after a 3-day glamping trip at Cinnamon Bay Beach & Campground on St. John, the smallest U.S. Virgin Island