CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Ken Benckwitz was spit on at John F. Kennedy International Airport. People threw feces at Dan Mulvihill at LAX. After his return, John Baker was told by the first girl he ...

Retired Marine Corps Maj. James Capers, Jr. received the Silver Star Medal in 2010 for actions in the Vietnam War. (Courtesy of Jim Capers) A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a ...

When readers and armchair historians think of underwater combat, they probably think of Navy SEALs first, but Force Recon Marines, especially in the Vietnam War, saw a lot of diving duties. Like most ...

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have renewed an effort to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. James Capers Jr., a reconnaissance Marine who in 1967 led his nine-member team to safety despite being grievously ...

If you talk to many Vietnam War veterans, not many would enthusiastically say the experience was "great!" But Ralph Walls does, even though he had risky duty and was lucky to come back in one piece to ...

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 ...