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Two stories of revolts by US troops, including the shooting of a top sergeant and the mutiny of Bravo Company at Firebase Pace near Cambodia, written by Richard Boyle, a war correspondent who spent three tours in Vietnam.

February 23, 1945, Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachi Share This: Photos: USMC On  February 23, 1945, World War II was continuing to rage across the globe. In Europe, brutal winter fighting continued as Germany was being squeezed from two sides: in the west by the Americans and British, who had recovered from the German offensive during the Battle of the Bulge, and in the east by the Russians.  In the Pacific, the Japanese were putting up fanatical resistance in the Philippines and els...

An Allentown police officer quickly extinguished a woman whose jacket was set on fire with gasoline, apprehending the suspect and sustaining injuries in the process, authorities said.Police responding to an unrelated Allentown incident o...

Kumbukumbu ya Mauaji Mabaya Yaliyowahi Kutokea Duniani Kumbukumbu ya Mauaji Mabaya Yaliyowahi Kutokea Duniani Kumbukumbu ya miaka 50 tangu yatokee mauaji makubwa ya yanayofahamika kama My Lai yaliyotokea eneo la Son My nchini Vietnam. Mnamo March 16, 1968 wanajeshi wa Marekani waliwaua watu 504 ambao walikuwa raia wa Vietnam na tukio hili lilitokea na kutambulika kama tukio la kutisha zaidi ambalo lilitokea wakati wa Vita ya Wavietnam. Waliuawa wanawake, wanaume na watoto, huku idadi kubwa ya w...

By LTC Craig Roberts, USAR, Ret. Nov 2013 Soldier of Fortune             In the early morning hours of January 31st, 1968, Communist forces across South Vietnam began an offensive that would later become known as the “Tet Offensive.”  For months the attacks against American and South Vietnamese bases had been planned and organized. The North Vietnamese generals, led by Minister of Defense Vo Nguyen Giap, had planned the attack to coincide with Vietnam’s Lunar New Year, a ho...

While serving as a combat medic with the charlie company 196th light infantry brigade, americal division. the company air assaulted into an area in new yong hill. on may 13th with complete disregard for his life, he ran 100 meters in an open field through heavy fire to rescue a comrad too injured to move and carried him to safety. that same day, second platoon was ordered to search the area near new yong hill when the area was ambushed and sustained heavy casualties. with complete disregard for ...

So god bless you, ryan. god bless all who serve in our name. may god continue to bless the united states of america. and with that, i would like our military aide to please complete the ceremony. >> the president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863. has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to sergeant ryan m. pitts, united states army. for conspicuous gal lantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. se...

Properly in combat. that young man, brendan, is a good friend of mine. he was troubled by the moral implications of killing in a sort of general sense. but he was also incredibly proud of his service. who loved being a soldier. confessed just recently to me that he missed all of it. and part of him wishes he could go back. thats the conundrom of combat. thats not different people having different reactions. all those reactions sometimes happen in the same person. thats complicated. >> part of, y...

For going awol was started hours after his release. people who know bergdahl want answers, if not a court-martial for desertion. he will likely not be punished but may be promoted to staff sergeant this month. many have stayed silent about his disappearance and many were asked to sign nondisclosure agreements about the matter. now that hes free, they are coming forward to talk, regardless of the consequences. lets bring in josh quarter. you served with bergdahl in blackfoot company, second plato...

Duty, but then in a strange about-face, the same leaders were taken off the hook. >> going hot. 50 meters east. theyre within hand grenade range. >> stand by for fire. >> this is video from apache helicopters during the battle. hundreds of taliban fighters so close, the two sides were meters apart. >> ten meters. >> youve got to be kidding me. >> by the time the apaches arrived, 75% of the soldiers in chosen company second platoon were dead or injured. >> this is miserable. >> this is video thos...