by Jerry Lynch I have this idea that all wars are similar in more ways than one could imagine. Beyond the basics of kill or be killed or Geneva Continue Reading
Vietnam War
A Ranger in Vietnam Remembers
Some of the Team Leaders were more "aggressive" than others. For some reason, Team 4 always had a Team Leader the "aggressive" ones called NUTS. Of Continue Reading
Flags Instead of Fathers and Husbands
by an anonymous USAF brat It was the lace curtains that did it. Like most guys, I'm pretty good about not tearing up at movies, especially war Continue Reading
LTC Harold Moore and Mission Command at Ia Drang Valley
by MSG Christopher McDougall, US Army Editor's Note: This article details the Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnam, 1965) which was depicted in the 2002 Continue Reading
Superheroes Don’t Wear Capes… They Wear Dog Tags
Gut punch. 5th grade, 1971. I was in English class at Mercy elementary in Ginawan City, Okinawa; it was a school for American kids, but it wasn't Continue Reading
National POW Remembrance Day: A Promise Made, a Promise Kept
Friday was National POW Remembrance Day. I've been wearing Sergeant Wallace's bracelet for 52 years. I bought it on Okinawa back in '69, when I was 8. Continue Reading
The Last Plane out of Kabul
By Scott Chapman and Anonymous; This was originally published on ScottChapmanAuthor.com and republished with permission. This first appeared in The Continue Reading
Why I Became a Veteran
by Nick Tran As we celebrate the New Year, I felt that it would be an appropriate time to share the story of my own journey here to the United Continue Reading
The Boys Living Outside of the Box
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank's blog on October 26, 2016. It is republished here with the author's permission. Last night I went to Continue Reading
After Burning My Draft Card, They Made Me An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse
Recently I got a letter and a certificate thanking me for serving 20 years as a member of the Local Draft Board for the Selective Service System. I Continue Reading
The Vietnam War: A Review
The Vietnam War: A Review by Kevin Wilson "The Vietnam War was a tragedy, immeasurable and irredeemable. But meaning can be found in the individual Continue Reading