But when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 of that year and the United States was thrust into war, the call went out for skilled tradesmen to join the Navy, so as to become part of the sea ...

In the midst of a catch-as-catch-can war that has placed a premium on mobility and speed, a World War I style line of defense is creeping inland from the South China Sea Coast just south of Da Nang.

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 ...

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - It’s been 50 years since the 133rd Seabee Battalion deployed from Gulfport to Vietnam. This week a handful of those sailors gathered back at their homeport for a reunion. The ...

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 ...

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 ...