FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It was March 12, 1971, in northern Vietnam’s Quin Tri, when the gun truck, “Proud American,” was struck by two B40 shoulder-fired rockets, destroying the vehicle, killing the ...

A North Kingstown U.S. Army veteran received recognition for his service Wednesday — more than 50 years after he enlisted in ...

Warrant Officer Stephen Peth was making his final turn at treetop level when he looked through the green Plexiglas above his head. In the landing zone below, South Vietnamese soldiers were standing ...

Bill Ward enlisted in the Air Force a few months after he and some friends drove up to the Woodstock festival in August 1969 to check out Sly and the Family Stone. The unemployed 18-year-old with ...

Editor's note: The headline and story were updated to reflect that Robert Howard is the only soldier nominated three times for the Medal of Honor. Marine Dan Daly and Gen. Douglas MacArthur also were ...

HIGHLANDS, NJ — Tuesday is Veterans' Day and William “Bill” Tikiob Ward, a Highlands resident and veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force was just honored with several long-overdue military service medals ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Medal of Honor is our nation’s ...

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA — In a moving ceremony held this week on Purple Heart Day, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity returned a Purple Heart Medal to the son of a Vietnam War veteran, commemorating ...