Marine Basic School Class 6/67 had the highest casualty rate of any officer class that fought in the Vietnam War. ... 2nd Lt. Michael Ruane, of Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, on Dec ...

Many veterans who saw action in the Vietnam War have described military operations conducted in the A Shau Valley as hell on Earth. Dark Docs Posted: April 23, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025 ...

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 ...

Roger Ebert Called This Underseen Vietnam War Documentary a "Heart-Wrenching Masterpiece," and You ... Jones’ camera follows Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, capturing their day-to-day ...

Inducted into the Marine Corps at a 1967 Twins game with 149 others, North Branch author Christy Sauro spent years collecting ...

The Vietnam War was the first major armed conflict to be broadcast live into American homes ... Marines of Company E, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines carry a dead comrade to a helicopter during ...

Judge enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1974 after graduating from Marshalltown High School and became a Marine security guard, according to archives from the U.S. Department of State.. The Vietnam ...

SAIGON -- Combat-ready U.S. Marines swarmed ashore today and took up defense positions around the Da Nang air base only 80 miles from Communist North Vietnam. It was the first Marine landing in a ...

Then-captain Myron Harringto uses a radio during the assault on Dong Ba tower, in back, in Hue City, Vietnam, Feb. 13, 1968. Harrington was awared the Silver Star for leading the Marines of Delta ...

Hue, South Vietnam, February 1968: A wounded Marine lies bleeding in a vacant villa as a fellow Marine, also wounded, tries to tend to his wounds. Several Marines from D Company, 1st Battalion ...