Masthead 1986
This nameplate was used in 1986
Troopers block Bama Schools 1963
This nameplate was used in 1963

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.

''Tell the kids hello. Love forever.'' Army Sfc. Raymond "Bill" Myers sent this postcard to his family in Hawaii on stopover while on Flying Tiger Line Flight 739.

Listing on Vietnam Wall sought for troops killed in 1962 plane crash

Before departing for Vietnam 51 years ago, Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond “Bill” Myers left behind his ID, dog tags and a gold ring he had never taken off before.

Vice President Hubert Humphrey talks with Australian troops at Bien Hoa.

Humphrey visits troops, presents medals

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spent a scorching Saturday visiting troops of the 1st Infantry Division, Republic of Korea engineers, the Royal Australian Regiment and the U.S. Air Force, plus stops at a Vietnamese hospital and a Chinese agricultural station.

Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn of Thailand receives an honorary degree from Seoul National University in 1967.

North Vietnam will sue for peace, says Thanom

Hanoi will come to the negotiation table under conditions favorable to the Allied nations now fighting Vietnam in the not too distant future, visiting Thai Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn predicted Wednesday.

Comparing the beards grown during their ordeal are Capt. Walter Wesley, left, Capt. Walter Brown, center, and Capt. William Carpenter.

Chotto Matte

CADET WILLIAM S. CARPENTER READ THOSE words blazoned on the gymnasium wall at West Point when he gained football fame as Army's "lonesome end" in 1958 and reaped All-America honors as team captain in 1959.

Col. Oscar Peatross, left, commander of the 7th Marine Regiment and head of Task Force Delta, is briefed by Lt. Col. Leon Utter,commander of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine regiment, during Operation Utah.

Three operations kill 2,000 VC

Allied forces in the Republic of Vietnam Monday wound up two major operations and were expecting to end another. Enemy deaths were expected to total more than 2,000.

Koho tribesmen pause

Special Forces sergeant has nerve-wracking job

Instead of moving forward to fire on the fleeing Viet Cong, the excited bazookaman rammed a shell in the tube, aimed at the ridge in front, and squeezed.