A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of ...

A decorated Vietnam War veteran from Jacksonville, North Carolina has been selected as one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees, earning a ...

In April 1967, Marine 2nd Lt. James Capers Jr. ignored his numerous bullet and shrapnel wounds to lead his nine-man team from 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company against an enemy ambush in South Vietnam.

Shadows in the Jungle: Vietnam's elite recon soldiers | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 12.28.24 Veterans of the Army's Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols in Vietnam talk about how they fought behind ...

Ranger development. Ranger background ; Korean War Ranger experience ; Reconnaissance on the eve of the Vietnam Conflict -- Americal Infantry Division : Americal Rangers. Combat reconnaissance in ...