As Vietnam intensified in 1963, the U.S. needed a fast, reliable counter-insurgency aircraft. Enter Cessna—a civilian manufacturer that built one of the war’s most effective yet overlooked planes.

Lightweight, cheap, and deadly accurate—the A-37 Dragonfly proved that you don’t need cutting-edge fighters to win close air ...

Introducing the A-37 Dragonfly. As the U.S. became increasingly embroiled in what would become the Vietnam War, U.S. war planners recognized the need for a counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft.

SPOTSYLVANIA — For half a century, James P. Beard kept a memento from the Vietnam War propped against the wall of his Spotsylvania County home.

Shown here (from top to bottom) are three U.S. military combat shotguns commonly used during the Vietnam era. They are an Ithaca Model 37 “S-prefix” ”riot gun,” a Winchester Model 1200 ...

The remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Fritsch were laid to rest in Rocky Hill, Conn., on Saturday, 37 years after he was killed in a firefight in Vietnam.

A Medal of Honor recipient's epic poem of war 04:26. It's not often (if ever) a recipient of the Medal of Honor is also a published poet. But retired Green Beret John Duffy turned his trial-by ...

Robert Bryant volunteered for the Vietnam War at just 18 years old. He wasn’t scared to go, but nothing could have prepared him for the brutal reality that awaited him.