WHEELING — Pfc. Russell Frank McLaughlin answered the call of duty to his country in 1967, and just months later paid the ...

When a visitor to David Thornton’s home reached out to shake hands good-bye, Thornton slyly slipped a medallion into his palm ...

The city of Wheeling announced its latest round of military honorees at a banner ceremony on Monday.Among those honored was ...

The year 1967 was electric. The Summer of Love swept through San Francisco, Motown ruled the airwaves, and protests shook the country. The Vietnam War was on everyone’s minds, but so was the promise ...

‘I’ve heard these explosions out of sight’: Veteran recalls deadly fire on aircraft carrier in 1967 WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - ...

KY ANH DISTRICT, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam – On a spring evening at the end of January, Ha Huy My received the phone call his family had been waiting for. A few days before, local officials had ...

The Hill of Angels. Just three kilometers from North Vietnam, Americans held this barren hilltop to keep an eye on the DMZ. Instead, NVA artillery kept an eye on them. With no cover and nowhere to run ...

Maj. Frank Parker of Quakertown vanished along with his plane over South Vietnam on Dec. 29, 1967. Now, a bridge in his hometown bears his name. The Maj. Frank C. Parker III USAF Memorial Bridge was ...

MADISON, Wis. — Federal officials have identified the remains of a U.S. Air Force pilot from Wisconsin who went missing during the Vietnam War nearly 60 years ago. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on July 4, 2022. Find that audio here. In 1967, John “Chick” Donohue set out to make a beer run for some friends in his neighborhood. But this wasn’t any ...

Then-Lakeland College instructor Ken Miller refused induction into the service because of his opposition to the Vietnam War.