On May 8, 1971, a freelance photojournalist was flying over central Vietnam when he looked down and saw something unexpected: A huge peace sign that had been carved ...
NORTH MANKATO — American Legion Post 518 will fly a flag in March in honor of Army Spec. 4 Dale Eugene Wayrynen.
101st Airborne Patch The 101st Airborne ... the Battle of the Bulge defending the city of Bastogne. During the Vietnam War, the 101st fought in several major campaigns and battles, including ...
For decades after his military service, Bruce Whipple would take his mobile museum filled with Vietnam-era items to military shows, schools and air shows. The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam ...
Some volunteered to go to Vietnam. But many of the soldiers who ... Troyer identified one victim only by his 101st Airborne tattoo. Troyer was lucky; he survived the year until his Date Eligible ...
(Henry Villarama/U.S. Army) For every battle in the Vietnam War, there were numerous small ... 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in January 1970. His destination: the Republic of Vietnam.
“They didn’t have frontlines in Vietnam, it was hotspots,” Williams said. “Being involved with the 101st Airborne and the ... a World War II veteran, to talk about his experience openly.
Thanks to the sleuthing skills of Tim Tetz with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund of Arlington, the soldier who carved a giant peace symbol into the landscape of ...
The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam war with the 101st Airborne Division, wanted to educate younger people about the conflict.
Before he made his way into Tinsel town, Franz served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam ... and 101st Airborne and served 11 months ...