Editor's note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. Vietnam ...

It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to admire the view. Then came the snap of a wire. “They must’ve thought, ‘This is ...

Jeremy Glazier is proud of his father, a Vietnam War veteran. As the Vietnam veteran population continues to age, Glazier didn’t want stories like his father’s experience to fade into distant memory.

In his youth, Randy Ark enjoyed an idyllic childhood growing up in the rural parts of Clark County, Ohio. That feeling of innocence was shattered when Ark became a medic in Vietnam, getting an up ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Lawrence Dolph was at the University of Wisconsin majoring in history and trying to avoid clashing with police who used tear gas on students as the Vietnam War and protests against it ...

In Pensacola, where military service is a cornerstone of our identity, we owe it to every veteran to ensure their sacrifices are not forgotten or misrepresented. Yet one generation continues to carry ...

Vietnam War veteran Maurice Moreau recounts harrowing experiences, including surviving attacks and losing a friend. Moreau highlights the difficulty of identifying the enemy, as Viet Cong often ...