Communist forces initially took the city, which the United States and its South Vietnamese allies slowly reclaimed over the course of one month of intense and bloody combat. Now: Hue, Vietnam Lưu Ly // Wikimedia Commons Now: Hue, Vietnam Situated along the Perfume River, the city of...
The French were so enamored with the Marines’ valor and courage that the French military officiallyrenamed Belleau Wood“Wood of the Marine Brigade.” Today, it’s the site of a U.S. military cemetery and memorial dedicated to those who fought and died there to liberate France and greater ...
those old shops—Ahh, what sweet perfume! I would go through each shelf, each volume and read a few pages, making my choices with care. Back at the cash register, Mom would make a final perusal of my choices and weed out the inappropriate ones—making sure that I ended up with many ...