80 Years of Stars and Stripes Pacific

Three shirtless men wearing shorts and face masks are walking through a doorway.

Vietnam-era veterans given hallucinogens in secret experiments face VA denials for back pay

Veterans injured in secret military experiments that tested hallucinogens and nerve gas on young troops more than 50 years ago said their renewed appeals for retroactive disability benefits are being denied, though a federal court directed the payouts.

Clebe McClary, a Marine veteran who was severely wounded during the Vietnam War, shakes hands with Marines at the USO on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, on Friday.

Vietnam hero McClary shoots from hip in visit to Okinawa

The pancakes and sausages served at the Camp Hansen United Service Organizations’ Flapjack Fridays came with a helping of American hero last week.

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins takes a tour of the Vietnam War exhibit at the National Infantry Museum Sept. 4. Adkins will receive the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House Sept. 15 for his actions during combat near Camp A Shau, Vietnam, March 9-12, 1966.

2 Vietnam War soldiers to receive Medal of Honor

For decades, Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat’s mother thought he had died after stepping on a land mine in Vietnam. Then, in 2010, she heard the real story: Her son was killed saving the lives of the other men in his squad.

A Scout H-13 helicopter takes off during Operation White Wing at Bong Son. The helos refuel, and pilots get briefed on the operation at the LZ.

1966: Pilots face Viet Cong in a bubble

They fly at the enemy in plastic bubbles, coming in “low and slow.” These men who fly the 10 “Scout” H-13’s of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, are almost totally exposed to anyone shooting at them.

Red Cross Workers — also known as “Donut Dollies” arrive at Bob Hope Show

Red Cross girls pep up troops with coffee, donuts and shows

With the 7th U.S. Inf. Div., Korea (S&S) – The “donut dollies” are keeping them smiling in the 7th Inf. Div.

A Presidential Palace guard wounded during the air attack on the palace

Stripes Man on Scene in Saigon

When the Presidential Palace in Saigon was bombed Tuesday. Pacific Stars and Stripes Photographer M/Sgt. Al Chang was in the street near the palace preparing for a photographic assignment.

Joe Biden places the Medal of Honor around the neck of an elderly man in military dress uniform.

‘Flat-out, straight-up American hero’: 2 Vietnam soldiers who rescued fellow troops in combat receive Medal of Honor

Bill Johnson, a former Ohio congressman and now president of Youngstown State University, made a point Friday to say a few words to Kenneth David and shake the former soldier’s hand before he received the Medal of Honor.