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Troops exposed to Agent Orange outside of Vietnam could be in line for presumptive benefits

A new measure introduced Thursday would cover veterans who served in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

By Leo Shane III

22 months ago

Should this airman receive the Medal of Honor for Laos battle? A congressman thinks so

Then-Maj. Philip Conran continued to fight and lead his men even after being severely wounded in the leg -- and he didn't even mention his injury until he had lost all feeling there.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Air Force honors 12 airmen who died defending top-secret outpost in Laos during Vietnam War

A monument was unveiled at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, to mark the 50th anniversary of 12 airmen who died defending Lima Site 85, a classified outpost in Laos that was overrun by North Vietnamese fighters in 1968.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Former Special Forces medic to receive Medal of Honor for mission long kept secret

If he hadn’t wanted to avoid the Marine Corps so badly, retired Capt. Gary Michael ”Mike” Rose might never have been on the 1970 operation that earned him the military’s highest award for valor.

By Meghann Myers

5 years ago

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