AUGUSTA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ray Brown grew up in tiny Brainerd, Kansas, and later, he lived in Potwin for over 45 years. In between, he joined the Navy at the age of 19 and served as a Seabee during two ...

DELAND — Jackie Miller said the large quilt wrapped around his shoulders felt like hugs from his buddies he lost in the Vietnam War more than five decades ago, and it brought tears to his eyes. Miller ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Alfred Perez joined the Navy, but he never stepped foot on a ship. He was never on the ocean, either. However, he was a “busy bee” during two tours to Vietnam in the late 1960s.

David H. Lyman, like a good number of potential draftees in the 1960s, joined the military reserves in a desire to stay out of Vietnam during the war. Ironically, he ended up in Vietnam as a member of ...

The Sentinel salutes local Vietnam War veterans and participants with a year-long series of stories that will be published every Saturday in History. Called “Voices of Service,” the weekly feature ...

In this two-part series, former U.S. Navy Seabee Mel Pierson talks about his combat duty during the Vietnam war, and his struggles with alcohol addiction after he left the service. Read more about ...

In November of 1966, Petty Officer 3rd Class Leroy Henderson and his Seabees platoon, along with a unit of U.S. Marines, were in between a rock and hard place near Phu Bai, South Vietnam.

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WEAU) - A group of Vietnam war veterans who are a part of Navy Seabee’s have been hosting reunions for 50 years. This year’s reunion made a stop to the Highground Veterans Memorial ...

Brian McKenney “Decorated Navy Seabee, Vietnam Veteran” CHELMSFORD — Brian McKenney, 66, of Chelmsford, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at his home. He was a son of the late Hugh ...

DUPONT, Pa. — A special group of veterans are celebrating a birthday this weekend. The United States Naval Construction Battalions, known as the Navy Seabees, formed in 1942 after Pearl Harbor.