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Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper, Charles ‘Chuck’ Mawhinney, dies at 75
The Lakeview, Oregon, native recorded 103 confirmed kills in Vietnam over the span of 16 months in 1968 and 1969.
By Jon Simkins
Discovery of World War II soldier’s plane brings closure
Tom Kelly grew up on a Northern California farm and once thought of becoming a cowboy before World War II got in the way.
Survivor of USS Frank E. Evans disaster that killed son dies at 93
Lawrence Reilly Sr. barely survived the 1969 collision that sent half of the USS Frank E. Evans to the bottom of the South China Sea with his namesake son and 73 other shipmates trapped inside. The father spent the last years of his life unsuccessfully trying to convince the Pentagon to add those 74 names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Soldier receives nation’s second highest award for valor for quick thinking during jungle ambush
The Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to a former soldier who had single-handedly charged an enemy machine gun nest .
By Kyle Rempfer
Marine awarded Silver Star for Vietnam heroics a half century later
Kelley refused to allow his position to be captured by the enemy, “and ignoring his own wounds, murderously engaged the enemy until they broke contact.”
By Shawn Snow
Vietnam War veteran to get Distinguished Service Cross for heroism
A Tucson man who served in the U.S. Army and fought in the Vietnam War will be presented the nation’s second-highest military award during a ceremony Tuesday at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista.
Vietnam vet denied US citizenship for 50 years because of bureaucracy, paperwork errors
This veteran could not join the VFW or take a vacation outside the US with his wife — all because he couldn't get U.S. citizenship.
By Tara Copp, AP
Ernest Medina, key figure in My Lai Massacre, dies at 81
Former Army Capt. Ernest L. Medina, a key figure in the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, has died in Wisconsin. He was 81.
By Ivan Moreno
Strangers track down family members for Vietnam vet’s burial that would have been unaccompanied
The Army vet will be buried Tuesday with full military honors in Baltimore.
By Charlsy Panzino
Comments mocking John McCain spur demands for White House apology
A White House staffer allegedly said the Arizona Republican's views on a controversial nominee aren't important because "he’s dying anyway."
House panel rejects greater transparency for Trump Cabinet’s military flights
A House panel has narrowly voted down opening the books when it comes to senior Trump administration officials and their spouses' use of military flights to travel.
By Joe Gould