The reality of the Vietnam War hit Skip Funk three days after he arrived at Khe Sanh Combat Base in September 1967. Funk — then a corporal with 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division ...

The helicopter hadn't touched down before bullets were tearing through the air, a day local Vietnam veteran Sgt. Donnie Kimball of the 26th Marines will never forget. A 19-year-old rifleman, this was ...

Oroville >> “I just turned 20 and then got shot right in the leg,” said Dave Tonick, a Khe Sanh Vietnam veteran. He proudly showed off a photo of his wounded young self, smiling and holding a bottle ...

Ron Rees knew a firestorm awaited him when his plane touched down 50 years ago in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. What he did not know was where to run. Rees, who now lives in Cove, was one of about two ...

KEATCHIE, La. - It was a busy 13 months for Jerry Wilcoxen in the Vietnam War. The Marine fought in 22 campaigns, including what he calls "the big one." He was among about 5,500 Marines who were cut ...

Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the start of one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War – the Battle of Khe Sanh. Across the U.S., groups of Vietnam veterans will gather to ...

On our way to Memorial Day, a deep look at the deadly Vietnam War battle of Khe Sanh, and those who fought. In this May 13, 2014 file photo, a U.S. Army honor guard stands at the grave site of Army ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most publicized skirmishes of the Vietnam War, the battle of Khe Sanh. The battle started Jan. 21, 1968, when the North Vietnamese and ...

Despite North Korea’s obvious attempt to win prestige through belligerence, many in the top echelons of U.S. government felt that the hijacking of the Pueblo had an ominous connection with the war in ...

They met on a hill in a far corner of Vietnam. Especially on Veterans Day, David “Randy” Norton of Charlotte and Larry McCartney of Black Mountain remember that time in early 1968 at Khe Sanh, the ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War -- the Battle of Khe Sanh. Across the U.S., groups of Vietnam veterans are gathering to ...