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Topic Archives:Veterans

Soldiers burying the dead, Mexican War

Civil War Generals Never Forgot the Blood and Lost Friends in the US Showdown with Mexico

by Frank Jastrzembski3/4/20241/17/2024

At the outset of the Civil War, generals on both sides were not surprised by the bloodshed they witnessed.

Pawnee scouts

Postponed Pawnee Honors

by David Lauterborn2/22/20242/21/2024
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

Judge Pauses Removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery

by Claire Barrett12/19/202312/19/2023

Interview: Ann-Margret / Proud To Be An American

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/4/20234/25/2024
Photo of the Puerto Rico–based 65th U.S. Infantry (aka Borinqueneers) who saw action in Korea.

The Project That Puts U.S. Veterans First

by Jon Guttman11/3/202311/1/2023
Photo of a soldier in the U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry holds his rifle above his head as he serves as a 'traffic cop' for helicopters landing in a field during an operation north of Saigon in the Vietnam War, South Vietnam. The helicopters were bringing members of the unit to the area that they were to patrol.

When a Vietnamese Ally Was Wounded, Two American Soldiers Had to Choose Obedience or Compassion

by John B. Haseman and John M. Harris10/16/202310/16/2023
Photo of three American advisers, who had to abandon the Quang Tri base camp 19 miles south of the DMZ in face of enemy offensive, crouch in ditch for protection against incoming North Vietnamese Artillery. The soldiers were making their way to nearby city of Quang tri, South Vietnam on April 3, 1972.

As US Troops Withdrew From Vietnam in 1972, This City Refused to Surrender to Communist Invaders

by John D. Howard10/9/202310/9/2023

New Army Museum Exhibit Tells the Story of Hero Working Dogs

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/25/20239/27/2023
GAR Post in Eastport, Maine

The Civil War in Maine: A Unique Slice of History

by Diane Monroe Smith9/25/20239/12/2023

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