Latest "viet cong" stories

Arsenal: The river patrol boat was the backbone of the Brown Water Navy

Submarines and aircraft carriers were of little use against irregulars relying on sampans and junks to ferry supplies and fighting men on the Vietnam's river highways.

By Joe Follansbee, Vietnam Magazine

3 years ago

LCS fires ship-killing missile during ex-frigate Ford’s SINKEX

The frigate reportedly absorbed a lot of firepower.

By Navy Times staff

3 years ago

Next rescue ship dubbed ‘Cherokee Nation’

Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer announced Friday that Gulf Island Shipyards has been awarded a $64.8 million contract to build the vessel, scheduled for completion by 2021.

4 years ago

A Coastie meditates on war and peace

"We have always made strong, smart and courageous officers, but we just haven’t equipped them for the emotional scars of war. Because of repeated combat deployments, kids are coming home with PTSD in huge numbers. "

By Vietnam Magazine

4 years ago

When Seabees weren’t building bases in Vietnam, they were fighting the enemy

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., includes 85 Seabees among its list of war dead—a tribute to their motto, “We build, we fight,” which is symbolized in their logo of a bee holding a wrench, hammer and machine gun.

By Tom Edwards, Vietnam Magazine

4 years ago

Valor Friday: Army sergeant mustered final strength to destroy enemy machine gun, save his men

Completely out of ammunition, the sergeant grabbed two grenades and charged toward the enemy machine gun nest.

5 years ago