The French Model 1897 75mm cannon emerged as a pivotal artillery piece during World War I, renowned for its quick-firing capability, precision, reliability and shrouded in secrecy.
The distinctive sound has led to a variety of colorful nicknames among American soldiers, including "Thumper," "Thump-Gun," "Bloop Tube," "Big Ed," "Elephant Gun," and "Blooper."
The US Army needed an economy of force solution to go in and work with guerrillas in countries that had become occupied to fight against oppression.
Sleep, often scarce in wartime, emerges as a precious and elusive resource.
Few sounds can be identified as easily as that of an in bound Huey. Few sounds can evoke as much emotion in those who needed it as much as the soldiers who relied on it.
Unable to write his parents while in Vietnam, Private William Sirtola of Bravo Company reached out to his sister for some very specific items.
During the Vietnam War, C-rations were a common type of field ration used by the United States military. C-rations, or Combat Rations, were pre-packaged, individual meals designed to provide soldiers with a compact and portable source of nutrition during
