He’s taken a bullet in his back and shrapnel in his arms and legs, earning a pair of Purple Hearts in Vietnam. He’s bought things for complete...
They call it the Breakfast Club, and they meet each morning at 9:30.That’s a half-hour before Concord American Legion Post 21 opens for real. They...
Gary Vigue died more than 50 years ago, but his brothers want his name to live forever.He earned it, they say.Glen and Scott Vigue want Gary’s name...
The Vietnam veteran saw the look of despair on his neighbors’ faces and instantly thought about chocolate-chip cookies.He thought about crackers...
Pause here, before we get to the day George Riordan of Dover died in Vietnam 50 years ago, saving a man’s life.Go back, about a month before...
Congratulations, it’s a boy. More specifically, a nephew.His name is Tim Tobyne and he’s 50 and lives in Vermont. His mother, Sheila Tobyne, calls...
The New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton recognized the 45th National Vietnam War Veterans Day on Thursday. New Hampshire Adjutant General David J...
His younger sister has the scrapbook, one of his brothers the medals, another brother the American flag, once draped over the coffin.Place the...
On a cold mid-December evening in 1969, I lay on my bed in the attic of my grandfather, a place my family had moved after my Dad’s first and only...
I have been moved by the heartfelt personal stories of the Vietnam War shared by many readers of the Monitor over the past few months. I found the...
In 1966, I was a young Army nurse stationed in Seoul, South Korea. During a mock disaster drill at the hospital, I was handed a message from the...
About halfway through Episode 3 of Ken Burns’s epic documentary on the Vietnam War, there is a 2½-minute segment on the Marine amphibious landing...