For decades men of the SOG lived in secrecy. Now their photos tell their story.
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This Plane Made all the Difference in Vietnam — So Did its Aviators
Cessna O-2 Skymaster Aviators Excelled at critical missions.
Bullard Rifles Were Popular, But Were Too Expensive and Took Too Long to Make
Though these single-shot and repeating rifles were renowned
for their quality, they were only ever produced in small numbers.
B-17s To Get Their Wings Clipped
Concerns about the wing spars will keep the venerable warplanes on the ground.
The ‘Puerto Rican Rambo’ Who Went on 200 Combat Missions in Vietnam
Jorge Otero-Barreto became one of the most decorated soldiers of the Vietnam War.
These Aircraft Have Saved Men on the Ground
For more than a century aviators have gone in harm’s way in the service of frontline troops.
Simone Segouin, Famed French Resistance Fighter, Dies at 97
The French Partisan died Feb. 21 at a nursing home in Courville-sur-Eure.
The Army Promised Her a Grave Beside Her Husband—But Buried Someone Else There
After Robert Dowling was killed in Vietnam, his wife Mary planned to be buried beside him. But circumstances unexpectedly changed.
How the ‘Galloping Major’ of Australia Earned Both a Silver Star and a Victoria Cross
Major Peter Badcoe displayed daring courage and rallied his men on multiple occasions.
Who’s Really in This Iconic Vietnam War Photo?
The image famously reunited a doctor with the Marine he treated during the Battle of Hué. But was that Marine really in the photo?