Not talking about war is common among soldiers, but especially among Vietnam veterans who were mistreated when they came back from their tours of duty, Tom Jones says. That was the impetus behind a ...

Michael Lynd heard the stories of Vietnam War veterans being spit on — literally — when they returned from their tours of duty. It never happened to him when he came home from the war in November 1969 ...

Webb, a Marine Vietnam veteran, told Philpott he does not want to deny deserving veterans compensation. But he wants Shinseki, an Army Vietnam veteran, to explain at a hearing planned for Sept. 23 his ...

In his latest work, Rottman, a former career soldier and Vietnam veteran with a string of books to his credit, gives us more than just “Grunt slang” from “The Nam”. Along with definitions and ...

It was 1968. Teenager Artie Wiknik had a brand new Camaro, a good job in a factory, and a girl named Mary. The war in Vietnam seemed a million miles from his Connecticut home, but when his draft card ...

I've heard several stories through the years as to the origin or authorship of “Meet A Grunt.” Frankly, I don’t recall any of the various theories. I first witnessed this writing while I was in ...

As important as Bob Hope was to the GIs of WWII, he was even closer to the hearts of the grunts in Vietnam. The war was unpopular at home, most of the men were drafted, and they didn't feel like ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. For Chuck Hagel, the day he reported for duty in Vietnam as ...

Why has Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., clamored for air strikes on Syria for years, while Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, until now, has urged caution against using military forces? One likely reason: ...

TEWKSBURY — When Vietnam War veteran Michael Kelley finally finished writing his memoir last year, an accomplishment 40 years in the making, he was by no means hoping it would bring him fame, fortune ...

Sleep gnaws at the soldier's insides, and the night induces him to drift into the comfort of slumber in the steamy Vietnam jungle. Then, Pvt. Chris Taylor, the viewer's surrogate in "Platoon," ...

A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, pulls security during a combined U.S. – Afghan clearing operation April 28, 2012, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. He is set up ...