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Photo of U.S. Marines engage in a street fight amid the September 1950 battle to retake Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

The Korean War Is Far From Over

by Mark Simner11/17/202311/1/2023

Photo of a Marine mine sweep team checks a road west of Ca Lu for enemy mines in 1968, a duty performed every morning.

How Did Land Mine Warfare Work in Vietnam?

by David T. Zabecki11/15/202311/15/2023

Photo of Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama during a White House ceremony Feb. 29. Byers is receiving the medal for his actions during a 2012 rescue operation in Afghanistan. WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2016)

Neither Gunfire Nor Darkness Deterred This Navy SEAL

by Chuck Lyons11/10/202311/1/2023

Photo of the Puerto Rico–based 65th U.S. Infantry (aka Borinqueneers) who saw action in Korea.

The Project That Puts U.S. Veterans First

by Jon Guttman11/3/202311/1/2023

Photo of a soldier in the U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry holds his rifle above his head as he serves as a 'traffic cop' for helicopters landing in a field during an operation north of Saigon in the Vietnam War, South Vietnam. The helicopters were bringing members of the unit to the area that they were to patrol.

When a Vietnamese Ally Was Wounded, Two American Soldiers Had to Choose Obedience or Compassion

by John B. Haseman and John M. Harris10/16/202310/16/2023

Photo of three American advisers, who had to abandon the Quang Tri base camp 19 miles south of the DMZ in face of enemy offensive, crouch in ditch for protection against incoming North Vietnamese Artillery. The soldiers were making their way to nearby city of Quang tri, South Vietnam on April 3, 1972.

As US Troops Withdrew From Vietnam in 1972, This City Refused to Surrender to Communist Invaders

by John D. Howard10/9/202310/9/2023

Painting of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo Colombian Navy Bombarding Castle, 1823.

Amid the Spanish American Wars of Independence, These Rival Naval Commanders Met to Decide Venezuela’s Fate

by Jerome Long9/29/20238/2/2023

Photo of the 8,500-plus British and Italian soldiers captured after the Nov. 16, 1943, surrender of Leros, Greece, were these British troops marching to waiting POW ships for transport to mainland Europe.

In 1943 Britain and Germany Raced to Control Islands in the Southeastern Aegean. But Why?

by Anthony Rogers9/22/20238/2/2023

Photo of U.S Soldiers from the 101st cavalry division have set up these 105mm howitzers in a sand bagged fire-base at an elevated site in the center of the a Shau Valley in South Vietnam, August 12, 1968. From this position, gunners can give excellent fire support to men operating in the valley below.

What Are the Limits of Firepower? Maj. Gen. Robert Scales Speaks About America’s Way of War in Vietnam

by Warren Wilkins9/18/20239/18/2023

Photo of a Pashtun soldier guarding the Khyber Pass road from Pakistan to the Afghanistan border. | Location: Khyber Pass Valley, NW Frontier, Pakistan.

How This Subterranean Logistics Base in Afghanistan Bedeviled Soviet Invaders

by Michael G. Stroud9/15/202311/8/2023