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It was 1971 and I was a military policeman in Da Nang, Vietnam. It was Christmas Day, and I was dog tired having just worked 12 hours, pulling guard duty all night. I stumbled back to my “hooch” and ...

Veterans Charles McGee and Efrem Odum reflect on how military service shaped their identities, families and futures. From the jungles of Vietnam to post-service careers in law enforcement and ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Father’s Day, or a welcome home decades in the making, came a little early in 2025 for Kenneth Olsen of Huron, S.D. who served during the Vietnam War. Olsen’s daughter, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Army Sgt. Timothy J. Jacobsen will finally be laid to rest today in the small Northern California town of Ferndale, his remains placed in the empty grave that has been marked by his ...

SUDBURY — It's almost been 50 years since a band of about 200 young, fatigue-clad veterans began a three-day trek from Concord to Boston that resulted in the largest mass arrest in state history.

From John Kerry's statement on Vietnam before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, April 22, 1971. I would like to say for the record, and for the men behind me who are also wearing the uniform and ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin man has published a book comprised of a collection of letters written to his wife in 1971 from his station in Vietnam. James Slack is a Lufkin native who went to the ...

From bell-bottoms swishing down sidewalks to the space race heating up, 1971 was a year that witnessed both quiet and major moments. Across America, anti-Vietnam protests filled the streets, music ...

“A massive study of how the United States went to war in Indochina, conducted by the Pentagon three years ago, demonstrates that four administrations progressively developed a sense of commitment to a ...