'Crucible 1972': JU prof's book features two Vietnam War Navy aviators from Jacksonville
Vietnam experiences of Navy vets from Florida helped Keith Saliba tell his "Crucible" story of America at war in the pivotal year of 1972.
How Tuskegee Airman helped save Air Force ROTC in Capitol Region
With a controversial war raging in Vietnam in the 1960s, anger and distrust of the military spread amongst the American public.Military institutions, including ...
Decades after returning from war, Killingly veterans are welcomed home
When Henry Fusco came home from Vietnam, he said people shoved him, spat on him, and even tried to tear his uniform. In an auditorium at Killingly High School Tuesday evening, Fusco and roughly 60 men ...
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Congress Asks Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Trailblazing Marine Vietnam War Veteran
Nearly 50 lawmakers wrote a letter to President Trump last week urging him to award the Medal of Honor to a Marine veteran ...
From Eisenhower to Trump: How Military Service Impacts the Presidency
For generations, military service was a prerequisite to winning the presidency. Trump however, avoided military service.
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VA center holds remembrance ceremony for Thomas E Creek, Amarillo Marine hero
Lance Cpl. Creek was awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic sacrifice, and the Amarillo VA Medical Center was ...
Veterans Memorial Museum to expand for Vietnam display
For decades after his military service, Bruce Whipple would take his mobile museum filled with Vietnam-era items to military shows, schools and air shows. The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam ...