Two platoons from B Company had already tried to knock out the machine gun. Both had been driven back by heavy fire. When 5 Platoon's turn came, Lance Cpl. Kerry Rooney led his section straight at the ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia announced Monday that it will repatriate the remains of up to 25 Australian soldiers killed about 50 years ago during the Vietnam War. Australia has only ...

Before we delve into the story of the Aussie FACs, it behooves us to definite the term for the benefit of any readers out there unfamiliar with the concept. Accordingly, the Military Dictionary ...

The jungles of Southeast Asia became the backdrop for one of the most brutal struggles of the Cold War, as democracy, communism, and nationalism collided in the long and bloody Vietnam War. Though ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a Vietnam War battle has soured into a diplomatic spat after the Vietnamese government restricted access to the site at ...

The Vietnam War wasn’t just fought in the dense jungles and muddy rice fields of Southeast Asia — it was felt in the homes and hearts of an entire generation. Young soldiers trudged through forests ...

I recently had the opportunity to view an early screening of Vietnam: The War that Changed America, a six-episode documentary scheduled for release on Apple TV+ on January 31 st, 2025. I was nine ...