He deployed in 1966 as a military policeman, but immediately volunteered for combat and was soon transferred to the 1st Marine Division Sniper Platoon, stationed at Hill 55, South of Da Nang Fifty-six years ago, the now peaceful forest was a war zone and the site of two massive battles, known as Coral-Balmoral In 1968, the capital city of South Vietnam – then called Saigon – was
For much of the 1990s and 2000s, China's government, although never relinquishing long-standing claims to the South and Vietnam fought a bloody border war in 1979 Unintended military Here are the top 10 places I've ever visited 9 "Old-Fashioned" Wedding Traditions You’ll Only Find In The South CBS names Norah O'Donnell replacements on 'CBS Evening News' as anchor leaves for On March 16, 1968, US Army soldiers gunned down hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians in the remote hamlet of My Lai in South Vietnam “It is the worst war crime in American history "It just makes us feel so grateful," Walsh-Irwin said, referring to the family who traveled from Ireland and Long in Vietnam He was killed in combat in his last few days of military service
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