Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc.

Capt. George Phillips told his story to a group of young Marines and Sailors as they visited the site of the military ...

Donat LeBlanc, a New Bedford native, served in the Vietnam War in 1966 as a Marine. He served nine months before being severely wounded during a medevac mission where he lost his right arm. He later ...

In 1966 Vietnam, U.S. Marine Corps snipers Carlos Hathcock, known as Lông Trắng (The White Feather), and John Burke are on a mission to eliminate a deadly NVA sniper, Cobra, who's been terrorizing ...

(NEXSTAR) — This year marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. For many who fought in Vietnam, the years since have been spent coping with physical pain and PTSD. Their common bond helps get them ...

By late 1967, the M50 Ontos was just about phased out of military service. The Army had rejected it back in 1953, calling it too cramped, too lightly armored and too awkward to reload. Only the Marine ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Fred “Gunny” Stenglein was born and raised in Rochester. At just 15 years old, he enlisted in the Marines, fudging the paperwork to do so. “I come down to the corner where we all ...