In a solemn ceremony Monday, the Navy and nation tried to make amends, posthumously presenting the Bronze Star with valor to the operation’s leader, Lt. Spence Dry, a SEAL commando who leaped ...

Navy SEALs pose for a photo on a dock near Ben Tre in southwest Vietnam, 1970. The SEAL in the center of the group, Lt. Michael Collins, is carrying a Stoner 63A1 Mk 23 Mod 0 Commando with a short ...

The Navy awarded retired Rear Adm. Thomas Richards a Silver Star this week for rescuing three of his fellow Navy SEAL platoon mates during the Vietnam War — an upgrade from the Bronze Star ...

In the last photo taken of him, U.S. Navy SEAL Billy Wayne Machen stands next to a pile of rice in Vietnam in this photo taken Aug. 18, 1966 — one day before he was killed on a mission.

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.