From the Archives
DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive
Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."
‘Eventually the thing did fly’: Vietnam pilot to receive Medal of Honor
Charles Kettles knew the eight troops climbing aboard his helicopter would overload it, potentially grounding them amid North Vietnamese machine gun and mortar fire.
Vietnam War helicopter pilot to get Medal of Honor
A Huey helicopter pilot from the Vietnam War will become the latest recipient of the Medal of Honor on Monday.
Obama reinstates burial rights of WASP pilots
President Barack Obama on Friday signed a law reinstating the right of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, a group of pioneering female fliers, to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, according to the White House.
Green Beret medic could be next Vietnam War MOH recipient
The story of Green Beret Gary Michael Rose’s heroism is an epic of classified warfare and a stinging media scandal, but it might soon end with a Medal of Honor.
'Near the end of the day, things didn’t get any better'
Eight soldiers, stranded in a dry riverbed in Vietnam, faced a grim fate as they watched U.S. gunships and other air power disappear from the sky.
Yokosuka mayor thanks Marines, sailors for help after deadly crash
The city of Yokosuka honored servicemembers Monday for their rapid rescue efforts after a car plunged five stories from atop a parking garage with five people inside.