Marine awarded Navy Cross at Vietnam War’s Battle of Hue remembered as ‘magnificent,’ humble leader
Fighting in the City of Hue as a Marine, Myron Harrington was awarded the Silver Star and Navy Cross a week apart.
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The real Rafterman: Marine who inspired ‘Full Metal Jacket’ character shares his story
The recent death of Kevyn Major Howard, the actor who portrayed Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War film “Full ...
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The Navy’s newest ship is named for a Medal of Honor recipient
Canley, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War ... he led a group of Marines into an enemy-occupied building in Hue City. He moved into the open to draw fire, located ...
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ROK Marines were America’s Toughest Allies in the Vietnam War
A total of 37,000 Korean Marines would find their way to the battlefields of Vietnam and they were able to accomplish what other allies could not. Korea’s 2nd Battalion took over the assault on ...
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Marine saved many lives in Vietnam
During his tour of duty in Vietnam, he flew more than 900 missions from Marble Mountain, an aviation airfield facility mainly used by the U.S. Marine Corps southeast of Da Nang. He also flew ...