Vietnam War
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.
Too young for Korea, they're real pros now
Pvt. Bobbie L. Tucker, now an artillery man in Vietnam, can scarcely recall the day in 1953 when an armistice was signed in Korea to end 3½ years of bloody conflict.
Families express frustration with JPAC's efforts to recover war missing
On June 12, 1966, Marine Corps radioman Cpl. Gregory Harris and a contingent of South Vietnamese marines were ambushed and overrun in Quang Ngai province.
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.
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.
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.
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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.