Some volunteered to go to Vietnam. But many of the soldiers ... Then, dog-tired from marching through the jungle all day with 50-pound packs, the soldiers faced the prospect of some general ...

Johnrob/istockphotoThe Vietnam War remains a haunting yet fascinating time in history, and nearly half a century later, ...

Search and Destory From 1965, the American military began a policy of sending soldiers into the jungle and villages of Vietnam to ‘take the war to the enemy’. This often meant soldiers were ...

An instructor at the US Army's Jungle Operations Training Course breaks down every piece a jungle soldier would carry in a "72-hour bag" including weapons, survival tools, and field rations.

It was not until Vietnam, however, that a Black soldier, Riley Pitts ... the company proceeded on foot into a jungle dominated by thick foliage — and Viet Cong on their home turf.

A favored support gun, the 105mm howitzer used in Vietnam had seen action ... proved poorly adapted to jungle and counter-insurgency warfare. Individual soldiers often customized their gear ...

killing three soldiers near him and shooting down a helicopter, he told the CMOHS. Medal of Honor recipient Robert Howard (left) served 5 deployments in Vietnam. (U.S. Army photo) As Howard ...

A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, ...

After jungle training in Queensland ... Mr Denny said he believed the Australian soldiers who served in Vietnam had rendered extraordinary service, with many still supporting groups like the ...

Chase was among the hundreds of American soldiers who never made it home. At the time, Vietnam was tearing the country apart. Public opinion was shifting, and many soldiers, like Chase ...