Black Vietnam vet to receive Medal of Honor after nearly 60-year wait

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 60 years after he was first recommended for the nation’s highest award for bravery during the Vietnam War, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, will receive the...

Anarchic Tendencies

"The full documents show that the Agency not only monitored some of these groups for penetration and used them to develop connections with and monitor dissident groups overseas, they actively...

Vietnamese Americans, Once Displaced Themselves, Mobilize to Help Afghans

For many who made it to the United States, watching the chaotic exit from Afghanistan evoked memories of their own harrowing experiences.

Joe Galloway, Decorated Vietnam War Correspondent, Dies at 79

He chronicled the first major battle of the war in “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young” and raised questions about the invasion of Iraq.

50 Years After Vietnam, Thousands Flee Another Lost American War

The United States admitted more than 300,000 Southeast Asians after the Vietnam War. Analysts say there is little chance the country will repeat the extensive refugee resettlement effort.

Vietnam War Victims Wanted Justice. They Were Given ‘30 Bags of Rice.’

South Korean troops were the largest foreign contingent fighting alongside American soldiers during the Vietnam War. They have long been dogged by allegations of brutality.

America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold?

Recent history suggests that it is foolish for Western powers to fight wars in other people’s lands and that the U.S. intervention was almost certainly doomed from the start.

Opinion | To Save His Presidency, Biden Must Tell the Truth About Afghanistan

He may not be able to save his ambitious legislative agenda unless he understands this crucial lesson from the past.

Opinion | I Can’t Forget the Lessons of Vietnam. Neither Should You.

For Afghans, the war isn’t over simply because the United States declared it so. The nightmare doesn’t end after the last American leaves.

A Mission to Get a Forgotten Military Perspective

Looking at the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago, a reporter sought to tell an overlooked part of history before it was too late.

‘In the End We Felt Betrayed’: Vietnamese Veterans See Echoes in Afghanistan

Those who continued fighting for South Vietnam in 1975 know what it’s like when an American-made military is suddenly left with little support.

Mike Gravel, Unconventional Two-Term Alaska Senator, Dies at 91

He made headlines by fighting for an oil pipeline and reading the Pentagon Papers aloud. After 25 years of obscurity, he re-emerged with a quixotic presidential campaign.

In Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers Are History Written by the Defeated

The Vietnamese have released no equivalent to the papers, but they have relied heavily on the originals.

The Secrets and Lies of the Vietnam War, Exposed in One Epic Document

With the Pentagon Papers revelations, the U.S. public’s trust in the government was forever diminished.

Opinion | Secrets That Were No Secret, Lessons That Were Not Learned

As a soldier in Vietnam, I already knew what the Pentagon Papers revealed. In the years since, America's leaders have repeated the same mistakes.

Opinion | Leaking the Pentagon Papers Was an Assault on Democracy

The way we control secrets has been established by Congress and the executive branch, both accountable to the public and the courts. Daniel Ellsberg, accountable to no one, took it upon himself to steer the ship of state.

Opinion | The Way of the Conscientious Objector

A philosophical and moral conversion led this Marine to leave the military. Why don't more take this path? 

How Military Quagmires Have Caught Mighty Powers by Surprise

Both the British and the Americans were unable to defeat enemies they thought would be pushovers.