The Marines stationed at Con Thien were constantly frightened. The military base located near the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was subjected to daily artillery fire by the People's Army of Vietnam, ...

Vietnam's deputy defence minister said on Saturday that reports China had placed mobile artillery weapons on a reclaimed island in the disputed South China Sea were, if true, a very worrying ...

If you know a World War II, Korean, or Vietnam War veteran whose story should be told, contact the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial at www.bvvm.org or Bill Youngkin at 979-776-1325.

Back in 1970, during the Vietnam War, U.S. Army Sergeant John Rakes was serving in the 2nd Battalion of the 17th Artillery Regiment. It was during this time that Rakes was shot in his left knee.