Military Navy SEAL Veterans of Vietnam War Finally Savor a Welcome Home Here by Ken Stone • Times of San Diego and Chris Stone • Times of San Diego April 28, 2024, 11:50 p.m.

A member of U.S. Navy SEAL team uses caution as he watches for any movement in the thick wooded area along a stream in October 1968. (National Archives & Records Administration) ...

Twice a year, Honor Flight San Diego takes around 90 veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit war memorials that honor their service in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

Updated: Feb 21, 2025 / 06:21 PM EST KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — John Brooks was set to be drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War, but he had his sights set on becoming a Navy Frogman.

“During Vietnam, there were only 260 SEALs served from 1962 to 1972 in Vietnam,” says Nash. “And, out of that, 36 of them died.” The other 24 retired during that time period.

Developed by AR-15/M16 designer and small arms legend Eugene Stoner and Cadillac Gage in 1963, the Stoner 63 mainly saw combat in the hands of Navy SEALs during the Vietnam War.

Machen was the first Navy SEAL to be killed in the Vietnam War. His heroism is still remembered by soldiers and sailors across the nation — and by people in his hometown of Gilmer.

So Koenig and her partner Rick Dobbis brought a crew to the museum to film the SEALs’ reunion with the man who had fought beside them — and who they once feared had been killed after the war ...

What knives do the US Navy SEALs take into the field. Is it just one type of blade or is there wiggle room for different ...

During the Vietnam War, in the spring of 1972, American combat aircraft were being routinely shot down as our pilots flew into massed North Vietnamese anti-air defenses.

By: Harrison Kass 3 Key Points: The U.S. Navy SEALs, officially formed in 1962, have roots that stretch back to World War II, evolving from covert amphibious reconnaissance units.