AUGUSTA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ray Brown grew up in tiny Brainerd, Kansas, and later, he lived in Potwin for over 45 years. In between, he joined the Navy at the age of 19 and served as a Seabee during two ...

Frank Martin of Carroll, who served nearly four years in the Navy Seabees from 1965-68 including two tours in the Vietnam War ...

HELENA — Bill Rich remembers climbing the observation tower on a pleasant evening 45 years ago to escape the heat in Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. There was a slight breeze and it was a ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Alfred Perez joined the Navy, but he never stepped foot on a ship. He was never on the ocean, either. However, he was a “busy bee” during two tours to Vietnam in the late 1960s.

DELAND — Jackie Miller said the large quilt wrapped around his shoulders felt like hugs from his buddies he lost in the Vietnam War more than five decades ago, and it brought tears to his eyes. Miller ...

The period of the Vietnam War was filled with many fears and uncertainties, leaving many to wonder of the outcome of the war raging in Southeast Asia; yet one promise seemed to remain in the forefront ...

The Sentinel salutes local Vietnam War veterans and participants with a year-long series of stories that will be published every Saturday in History. Called “Voices of Service,” the weekly feature ...

David H. Lyman, like a good number of potential draftees in the 1960s, joined the military reserves in a desire to stay out of Vietnam during the war. Ironically, he ended up in Vietnam as a member of ...

In this two-part series, former U.S. Navy Seabee Mel Pierson talks about his combat duty during the Vietnam war, and his struggles with alcohol addiction after he left the service. Read more about ...