May 10-20, 1969 - The battle ... returns from Vietnam. Oct. 4, 1974 - The 101st was officially designated an “Air Assault” division, and remains the only such military unit with that ...

During the Vietnam War, the 101st fought in several major campaigns and battles, including the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969. It has a proud history of spearheading the U.S. Army's most ...

(Richard Avedon via U.S. Army) Nearly 50 ... second deployment to Vietnam when he was tasked with leading a squad of Delta Raiders — Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 101st Airborne Division ...

U.S. Army Pfc. David L. Jackson was only 18 when he landed in Vietnam in December 1967. It was a pivotal time in the war, and Jackson would serve not one, but two combat tours in Southeast Asia, twice ...

The New Ulm Vietnam Veterans Memorial in German Park was designed to accomplish three important goals. To remember and honor ...

Joseph Odell Strickland served in the United States Army during Vietnam ... joined the 101st Airborne Division. Strickland was killed tragically by friendly fire in February 1969 while serving ...