A few days before Halloween, Lyndon Johnson had become the first president since Franklin Roosevelt to visit an active battle zone by traveling to a war-torn South Vietnam. While a quarter century ...

"The minute I got on the bus [for boot camp,]" quipped Bellinger, Bellinger, Waldheim, along with Eurbin, Fillio, and Moon seemed to enjoy reminiscing about Parris Island by pouring over dozens of ...

Visions of a Great Society swallowed up in the quagmire of Vietnam — Lyndon Johnson exploited his mastery of the legislative process to shepherd a collection of progressive programs ...

The Marine Corps, 240 years old on Tuesday, has served a role in every conflict in the history of the United States. That is because the Marines operate on sea, air, and land - unlike the other ...

Maj. Charlie Clawson of wearing the unearned decorations since at least January 2019 and lying to the Marine Corps about obtaining a doctoral degree and transcript from Liberty University that ...

When John Gardner became the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, he was joining President Lyndon ... Johnson's ambitions for a Great Society were checked by his ambitions in Vietnam.

Challenges: Lyndon B. Johnson dealt with racial unrest as well as anti-war protests, as the Vietnam War was highly debated. By 1968, the United States had 548,000 troops in Vietnam; 30,000 American ...

"Forward Deployed" and "Afghanistan and Iraq," help guide visitors through the history of the Marines Corps from the end of the Vietnam War to the present day. "These galleries explore Marine ...

The Marine Corps replaced its decades-old battle dress uniform in woodland camouflage after extensive testing and evaluation in early 2000. The Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform entered service ...

A search is underway for two missing U.S. Navy pilots after the wreckage of their aircraft was found Wednesday afternoon east of Mount Rainier in Washington state. The U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler ...

The U.S. Marine Corps was created on Nov. 10, 1775. It is a combined-arms task force known for its focus on aggressiveness and the offensive. The Marines have been central in developing ...