C-rations were the infamous canned meals that fueled many American troops during the Vietnam War. The proper name for the meals is ‘Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI),’ but C-rat’ is how most guys ...

To the men of the 504th regiment, 82nd Airborne–“the Devils in Baggy Pants”–who crossed the Waal in Holland and battled Panzers in the Ardennes. My uncle ‘Highlee’ fought with them. And to Marines of ...

“It was peacetime, but we all understood the shooting war that had stopped seven years earlier was merely on hiatus, not finished. Our officers told us almost every week that North Korea could resume ...

It's no surprise that in a music-loving town like Austin, plenty of people have memories of Woodstock. Last week, we put out a call for reader memories of the great music festival of 1969 that is ...

ALTON — A second career gave as much as the first when Christina “Christy” Harvey went to culinary school. The Marine and retired Army staff sergeant had to decide whether to pursue a legal career, in ...

But before my next salami arrived, before Gomez could round up C rations to give the villagers, a whole week earlier than usual, we had another alert. When we passed through the village, I found a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our Seventh Division was at about 70% authorized strength. The Republic of Korea Army troops known as KATUSAs, or Korean ...