Exclusively for CounterPunch, Matthew Stevenson travels from Haiphong and Hanoi, in what was North Vietnam, to the Central Highlands and Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon and the capital, in search of ...

Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the start of one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War – the Battle of Khe Sanh. Across the U.S., groups of Vietnam veterans will gather to ...

In a 77-day battle, some 6,000 Marines defended a small combat base from tens of thousands of North Vietnamese troops. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of one of the most significant ...

On our way to Memorial Day, a deep look at the deadly Vietnam War battle of Khe Sanh, and those who fought. In this May 13, 2014 file photo, a U.S. Army honor guard stands at the grave site of Army ...

One of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War took place at Khe Sanh. January, 1968 One of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War took place at Khe Sanh, beginning in January of 1968. Both a Navy ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most publicized skirmishes of the Vietnam War, the battle of Khe Sanh. The battle started Jan. 21, 1968, when the North Vietnamese and ...

The helicopter hadn't touched down before bullets were tearing through the air, a day local Vietnam veteran Sgt. Donnie Kimball of the 26th Marines will never forget. A 19-year-old rifleman, this was ...

Kathryn Barents got home from work that fall night in 1967 to find somber family members gathered in the living room, and her shaken father, Henry, waiting to speak with her. She feared this was about ...

Larry Grant Jones, a USMC Vietnam War veteran and Silver Star recipient, died March 2 at his home in Tuolumne County. He was 78. Jones earned the Silver Star in July 1968 by saving more than 20 of his ...

SAN DIEGO — When the battle was over, Marines who fought in Vietnam labeled Hill 881 South “a deadly killing zone” in the long siege of Khe Sanh. Twenty-seven Marines were killed and 50 wounded — in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pic tells the story of the last great, unsung battle of the 20th century, the Siege of Khe Sanh. Five thousand young Marines were ...