BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — April 30 will mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured, bringing an end to the Vietnam War. As we approach the ...

The pictures made the story of the massacre inescapable. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME VIEWERS. Vietnam-- a war and a country with which America has never come to terms.

South Viet Nam’s generals staged their coup—and the U.S. cheered it—on the theory that they could wage the war against the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas more successfully than Diem. They will have to ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books.

Military history professor Bill Allison rates more Vietnam War movies, such as "Forrest Gump," for realism. Allison breaks down additional battlefield tactics used by the Viet Cong, or VC, and ...

The life of George Bracey Jr. always felt like one battle after another. There were many theaters of war, many points in Bracey’s path. The enemy was always changing — the bartender Bracey whacked ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

“I wanted to be a hero,” Bill Broyles recalled in a recent interview about why he volunteered to go to Vietnam. These days, Broyles is best known for creating “China Beach,” co-writing “Apollo 13” and ...

In February 1968, American forces in Vietnam were still reeling from the sudden onslaught of the Tet Offensive. The January surprise attack by the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong saw strategic but ...

Editor's note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. The ...