It’s been 50 years since the USA bowed to the inevitable and pulled out of Vietnam, in the midst of harrowing scenes of anguish and chaos.

A local bladesmith put up a good fight as he competed on Discover Channel’s “Master of Arms” but ultimately didn’t win the grand prize. Jason Kraus, 37, of Mound, was ...

On May 8, 1971, a freelance photojournalist was flying over central Vietnam when he looked down and saw something unexpected: ...