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‘What’s happening now is worse’: Midway skipper who pushed choppers off deck in fall of Saigon

As the human misery unfolded, then-Capt. Larry Chambers, the first Black aircraft carrier skipper, risked his career to help save those Vietnamese who had helped the U.S.

By Howard Altman

3 years ago

Taliban enter Kabul, await ‘peaceful transfer’ of power as Afghan president flees

The Taliban is seeking an unconditional surrender by the central government.

By Ahmad Seir and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Book excerpt: ‘No Wider War: A History of the Vietnam War 1945-1975, Volume 2’

"No Wider War" is the second volume of a two-part exploration of America's involvement in Indochina from the end of World War II to the Fall of Saigon.

By Sergio Miller

3 years ago

Vietnam and modern memory

A Vietnam veteran reflects on the war on the 45th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

By Edward F. Palm

4 years ago

US pilots don retro ‘Saigon Cowboy’ hats during massive Asia wargame

The latest Pentagon videos coming out of the exercise show A-10 pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron gearing up for a flight wearing so-called “Saigon Cowboy” hats, popularized by the fighter jocks of yore.

By Christian Lowe

4 years ago

Inside Big Navy’s war on beards

Personnel with the permanent no-shave chits have six months to receive a medical reevaluation, which likely will trigger a new treatment regimen, according to the updated Bureau of Naval Personnel instruction.

By Courtney Mabeus-Brown

5 years ago