Vietnamese police detained Sunday the captain of a speedboat that capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four Vietnamese crew members when it overturned less than half a kilometer from shore Saturday afternoon, shortly after leaving Hon May Rut Ngoai island near Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave the Medal of Honor to three veterans on Thursday, honoring acts of heroism that saved lives and repelled enemy forces in Vietnam and Afghanistan. Trump bestowed the military’s highest honor on Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr. and Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery. He also awarded it posthumously to Marine … Read more
President Trump on Thursday conferred two Vietnam War veterans and one veteran of the Afghanistan War with the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award. In a ceremony at the White House, the president paid tribute to retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery and Marine Col. John W. … Read more
IRVINE, Calif. — Former Associated Press photographer Dang Van Phuoc, who was wounded multiple times during the Vietnam War and returned to capture the action even after losing an eye in an explosion, has died. He was 91. Phuoc died Saturday in Southern California after collapsing suddenly, his nephew, Van Nguyen, said. Phuoc was hired … Read more
Washington — Shaun Byrnes and Jon Gundersen have served multiple presidents throughout their decades in the military and State Department. Now, as retirees, they’re taking on the commander-in-chief in a court of law. In February, Gundersen and Byrnes, alongside another Vietnam veteran and a historian, sued to stop construction of the 250-foot arch that is … Read more
California mom charged after teen son critically injures Vietnam vet – CBS News Watch CBS News A California teen on an electric motorcycle critically injured a pedestrian, and now the boy’s mother could now face years in prison. Jonathan Vigliotti explains. Source link
WASHINGTON — The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the U.S. record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war. The ship’s 295th day at sea surpassed the previous longest deployment by … Read more
Havana Syndrome in Vietnam: Possible Russian role in attack on Americans, according to new evidence – CBS News Watch CBS News Eleven U.S. officials were injured in a Havana Syndrome-style attack ahead of VP Kamala Harris’s 2021 trip to Hanoi. A newly discovered document suggests Russia may have been involved. Source link