When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight into hell. Alpha and Bravo Companies of 1st Battalion, 9th Marines—numbering ...

In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at ...

SAIGON -- Combat-ready U.S. Marines swarmed ashore today and took up defense positions around the Da Nang air base only 80 miles from Communist North Vietnam. It was the first Marine landing in a ...

Editor's Note: This article is part of KSAT’s special, "50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio," highlighting how the war in Vietnam affected veterans in the Alamo City and South Texas.

BISHOPVILLE — He's fought for many things across his 87 years of life. Sometimes, the fight was for life itself. "Lieutenant James Capers and his Force Reconnaissance Marines were ambushed by a ...

RICHMOND, Va. — For the soldiers and Marines fighting on the front lines in Vietnam, the comforts of home could not have been farther away. But throughout the war, angels in blue appeared from the sky ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Dodge City native Jesse Ramos answered the call to service in 1968 by joining the Marines. “I really did like the Marine Corps uniforms, but I think maybe once I got to ‘Nam, I ...

BROCKTON — Lorraine Burbank was 10 in the summer of 1967. One day a priest and two Marines showed up at the gate. It meant her older brother was dead. Marine Cpl. Wladyslaw "Scotty" Staniszewski was ...

(NEXSTAR) — This year marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. For many who fought in Vietnam, the years since have been spent coping with physical pain and PTSD. Their common bond helps get them ...

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