The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the might of modern, military technology was pitched against an enemy who made up for the shortfall with tenacity and ingenuity. For the leaders of both sides, ...

Kenneth David, shown here during an MOH ceremony Jan. 3, and Kenneth Kays were awarded Medals of Honor for their actions at the battle of Firebase Maureen during the Vietnam War. (Henry Villarama ...

Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...

Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...

Colonel Tomb was supposedly a double ace of the VPAF who scored anywhere from twelve to fourteen air-to-air kills against American warplanes. As the saying goes, “The first casualty of war is truth.” ...

Vietnam’s civil war had been raging for more than a decade, and US involvement had grown from a smattering of military advisers and special forces to a sprawling army of 400,000. While the ...

In a statement to ... what was then South Vietnam, and 19-year-old draftee Kenneth David was part of the operation. A year earlier, the 101st had fought from May 10-20, 1969, to take Hill 937 ...