Starring a young Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, and Johnny Depp, ‘Platoon’ was a landmark achievement in war cinema.

HELENA — Fifty-two years ago, on March 29, the last United States troops left Vietnam, signifying the end of the war. On ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. — March 29, 1973: The last U.S. ground troops depart the Republic of Vietnam. Today, March 29 has become a ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - “I don’t want the interview today to be about me. I was a combat engineer, but I was not in the ...

A local professor teaching at Cumberland University participated in a national program to recognize military personnel who died while serving. Dr. Tara Mitchell Mielnik, Associate Professor of History ...

PARSHALL – Charles Foote, a Vietnam veteran from Parshall, was going to college in Spearfish, South Dakota, when he enlisted ...

While his patrol was being attacked by a platoon-sized enemy force ... The ceremony will honor the service and sacrifice of Vietnam War veterans with a pinning ceremony. All Vietnam Var Veterans, the ...

The story begins long ago, almost two decades before "Platoon" was filmed. In 1967, Stone, then in his early 20s, enlisted in the United States Army and served in combat in the Vietnam War.