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Photo of Honorary Sergeant Lachiman Gurung outside the Houses of Parliament in London.

This Gurkha Lost His Hand and Eye Fighting off More Than 200 Japanese in Burma

by Chuck Lyons2/9/20242/5/2024

Lachhiman Gurung received the Victoria Cross in 1945. “I felt I was going to die anyway,” Gurung recalled, “so I might as well die standing on my feet.”

Photo of refugees fleeing Seoul, heading south as Communist forces advance from the north during the Korean War in January 1951. ROK Air Force Col. Han Jin-Hwan’s family lost their possessions during the North Korean occupation of Seoul. He believed his country owed a debt to the U.S. for its assistance during the war.

His Father was Kidnapped By Communists. He Went To America’s Aid in the Vietnam War

by M.G. Haynes1/26/20241/26/2024
Photo of John Magnarelli in Vietnam, formed a close bond with 1st Sgt. Willie Johnson, who was tragically killed by an RPG in 1970.

His Sergeant in Vietnam Became His Hero. He Never Forgot It.

by John Magnarelli1/12/20243/15/2024
Photo of Vietnamese students sit in a courtyard at City University in Paris, Aug. 27, 1963, at the start of a proposed 24-hour hunger strike against actions of the government in South Viet Nam. The government has put the country under martial law to quell protests of Buddhist monks and students.

How Did World Media View the War in Vietnam?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/28/20231/4/2024

Meet the Norwegian Warrior Who Fought in Vietnam

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/26/202312/26/2023
Nurse transcribing soldier's letter

‘Weary of So Much Suffering’: Letters from the Sheridan Field Hospital

by Jonathan A. Noyalas12/21/20232/5/2024
Photo of James Vaughn in Vietnam.

No Rules For Generals in Vietnam?

by James Vaughn12/18/202312/18/2023
captain-robert-hamilton-ww1

World War I Enemies Played Football During A Christmas Truce–Except Maybe They Didn’t

by Andrew Hamilton12/14/202312/14/2023
Georgians at Burnside Bridge

Observations on the Carnage of a Dreadful Day at Sharpsburg

by Robert Lee Hodge12/11/202312/14/2023
Photo of President Nixon flanked by charts he used to illustrate his televised speech from the White House 4/7 in which he announced he will withdraw an additional 100,000 U.S. troops by December 1. The charts show the authorized troops level in South Vietnam.

This Signal Operator Witnessed Nixon’s Withdrawals from Vietnam. What He Saw Convinced Him it Wasn’t Working

by David L. Anderson10/25/20234/26/2024

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