The South Vietnamese communists were well practiced in the latter, but when soldiers of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) began making their way down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in growing numbers ...

Returning to the U.S., Leonard was serving as a drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, nearing retirement from the Army, with thoughts of starting his own business and doing a lot of fishing.

After 1965, the North sent its formally trained and conventionally equipped People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) to join the NLF. Despite the scale of the American campaign, which peaked at over 540,000 ...

Beginning April 29, the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong forces of North Vietnam launched a heavy artillery bombardment against Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) positions.