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Capers was struck repeatedly by shrapnel and gunfire. By the end of the engagement, he had sustained 19 wounds, among them was a broken leg. But he refused to relinquish command. Despite his injuries, ...

SAN DIEGO — Two Vietnam veterans were awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star medals for their courage in a battle on a jungle hillside where more than 75 percent of the troops with them that day were ...

In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at the center of the Siege of Khe Sanh.

In April 1967, Marine 2nd Lt. James Capers Jr. ignored his numerous bullet and shrapnel wounds to lead his nine-man team from 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company against an enemy ambush in South Vietnam.

U.S. Marines are silhouetted as they stand on Hill 881 North after a fierce nine-day battle near Khe Sanh, Vietnam, on May 3, 1967, during the Vietnam War. (AP Photo) More than a half century after ...

Clarence Singleton joined the Marines in 1967, served in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, was seriously wounded in a rocket ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. PARIS — Peter Rowell was fresh out of Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine, when ...

An Air Force pilot and three Marines killed in the Vietnam War will receive proper burials with full military honors.The remains of Col. Frederic Mellor were returned to the United States in July by ...