The ‘March of Folly’: America’s headlong lurch into Vietnam began with just 3,500 Marines“Johnson’s idea was to fight and negotiate simultaneously. The difficulty was that the limited war aim … was unachievable by limited war," wrote Tuchman.By Claire Barrett16 hours ago
The Nationals honor baseball players turned citizen soldiers in Arlington tributeArlington National Cemetery placed official MLB baseballs — courtesy of the Nationals — on the gravesites of six men, all former baseball players.By Claire Barrett4 days ago
These 7 foreigners helped win the American Revolution George Washington had complained vociferously about the flood of questionable foreign volunteers. These men earned his respect — and the nation's.By Claire Barrett4 days ago
When the US went to war with Guam — and no one told them Upon entering Guam's harbor, the Americans were greeted on the beaches by curious residents instead of gunfire. By Claire Barrett5 days ago
After more than half a century, these veterans returned to Vietnam A weeklong trip, organized by the Eagle Society and Forever Young Veterans, took the veterans through Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City.By Claire Barrett7 days ago
Hiroshima survivor who spent decades investigating American POW deaths dies at 88Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor, spent decades researching the forgotten American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack.By Claire Barrett12 days ago
