By late 1967, the M50 Ontos was just about phased out of military service. The Army had rejected it back in 1953, calling it too cramped, too lightly armored and too awkward to reload. Only the Marine ...

Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc.

Christy Sauro went to his first Twins game a few weeks after graduating from North St. Paul High School in June 1967. He didn’t even make it to the seventh-inning stretch. Sauro was one of 150 young ...

Maj. James Capers Jr. dedicated his life to serving his country. Now, his service is being honored. The 88-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran was recognized at the seventh annual Fox Nation Patriot ...

NORWALK -- Fifty years ago this month, John Rey was counting down the days until his four-year U.S. Marines stint ended. "I had a job as an electrician waiting for me in New York," said Rey, now 72 ...

Jimmy Jackson Jr. is among 28 service members unaccounted for who served in Vietnam and whose bodies were never recovered. In 1969, Lance Cpl. James W. “Jimmy” Jackson Jr. walked into a medical ...

Dien Ban, South Vietnam, Nov. 25, 1968: An unidentified Marine crouches down on one knee as G Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division makes a stop during a sweep through ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has been instrumental in American combat operations for well over 200 years. Aside from the will to fight, the rifle has long stood as the Marines’ most important weapon on the ...

In February 1968, American forces in Vietnam were still reeling from the sudden onslaught of the Tet Offensive. The January surprise attack by the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong saw strategic but ...

An ex-Marine recounts intense, high-stakes missions during the Vietnam War. Hear firsthand stories of courage, strategy, and the realities of combat.

State Rep. Joe D’Orsie, R-Mount Wolf, will host a ceremony to officially designate the bridge carrying state Route 462 over a tributary of Kreutz Creek in Hellam Township as the Roger Lee Fraker ...