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Vietnam War

James Capers salutes during a ceremony.

Medal of Honor upgrade sought for recon Marine injured in Vietnam

In April 1967 near the village of Phu Loc in South Vietnam, Maj. James Capers Jr. charged ahead to free his injured men from an enemy assault even though the attack, initiated by claymore mines, ripped open his abdomen and broke his leg.

It's up and over the ladder on the rugged 100-yard infiltration course for South Vietnamese army recruits at the 18th ARVN Training Center near Gia Rai, 52 miles northeast of Saigon.

Tough springboard to valor

The South Vietnamese soldier is tough — he has to be, he's up against a tough opponent.

Reds flee advancing U.S. units

Reds flee advancing U.S. units

U.S. troops found at least seven hastily-evacuated enemy base camps Saturday as communist forces fled the massive American thrust in Operation Junction City.

Paratroopers

Paratroopers drop into VC stronghold

TAY NINH, Vietnam — The U.S.

Seabees build a bridge on Route 1 between Phu Loc and Lang Co, South Vietnam, in 1967.

Blood, sweat, guts keep road open

"CUT their supply lines and bleed the Americans to death on the DMZ," the Communist order read.

Retired Lt. Col. Ben Purcell still has some of the items with him when he was released from 62 months of captivity in Viet Cong prison camps from 1968 to 1972.

Former POW tells how he survived

Retired Lt. Col. Ben Purcell said he never gave up hope as he passed years in the steamy jungles of Vietnam, a barely-fed prisoner of war who endured despite harsh conditions.

Outnumbered GIs chop up attackers

Outnumbered GIs chop up attackers

Fewer than 200 U.S. defenders, backed by massive air support, blasted apart a Red battalion as it tried to overrun their tiny patrol base near the Cambodian border, military spokesmen reported Saturday.