The gray skies, constant drizzle and chilly breeze, in many ways, reflected the solemnity of the annual Memorial Day Ceremony ...

Lauren Dates lives in Victory and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Aside from minor edits for style and grammar, this column ...

May 2025 Lawrence’s Christine Prescott grew up attending the Lawrence Public Schools, fondly remembering the Oliver, Bruce ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade's legacy was written in blood long before the mountains of Afghanistan or the sands of Iraq. It ...

Photo: Getty Images Memorial Day began in the mid-1800s as a way to honor the people who died in the American Civil War. The ...

Lynn Walker Gendusa grew up with Bobby Ray, who would go on to fight in Vietnam. She honors his willingness to sacrifice his ...

THE VIETNAM WAR The Landmark Documentary Event by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Returns Thursday, May 29 at 9:00 pm Episode Ten: “The Weight of Memory” (March 1973 – Onward)... Read More ...

"Never again have I seen men live their lives with the honesty, integrity, loyalty and heroism than I saw when I served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam," writes retired town justice.

As Americans pause to honor those lost in service, the stories of Stephen Karopczyc and Carlos Lozada remind us of the cost of freedom.

The last three staffers in The Associated Press’ Saigon bureau, reporters Matt Franjola, left, Peter Arnett, rear, and George Esper, second from right, are joined by two North Vietnamese soldiers and ...

Fifty years ago, the Vietnam War ended with a chaotic ... Milton Olive and his buddies arrived with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. By the war’s end, Olive’s comrades had gone their separate ...

the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, who served with the unit during the Vietnam War, is now working ...