During the Vietnam War, Maj. Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces. (U.S. Air ...

26. They had no children together. He then deployed to Chu Lai, Vietnam, in 1965 with Marine Aircraft Group 12 as an ordnance officer handling outdoor storage and munitions. During his military ...

When the U.S. entered the Korean War, the A-1 was the primary attack aircraft for the Navy and Marine Corps. In Vietnam, it was used primarily to strike ground targets, provide support ...

The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...

Over at the Solstice Senior Living Center, community members gathered to honor veterans who served in the Vietnam War and era ...

A number of iconic aircraft participated in the war ... doing photo reconaissance during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In Vietnam, as part of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy, it went up ...

The center is donating a copy of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Project, which features more than 500 oral histories, helping to bring to life the more than 40 aircraft and related artifacts ...

The Corps went from being able to carry eight Marines 60 miles in a single aircraft, to being able to ... forged in the crucible of Vietnam, that gave our fighting forces the ability to overcome ...

Its features include vignette depictions from the modern era of the Marine Corps, featuring a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a V-22 Osprey aircraft ... the Vietnam War and the Revolutionary War ...

Joe Holt is an aviation pioneer, having battled racial discrimination to eventually teach thousands of future pilots to enjoy ...

Barely more than six in 10 aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet were ... C-5 Galaxy and KC-135 Stratotanker — that were around during the Vietnam War. Air Force officials commonly refer to ...