The ’Platoon’ director reconciles then and now on the anniversary of the Vietnam War’s end.

More than 30 Vietnam air cavalry veterans visited a contemporary air cavalry unit at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga.

Returning to the U.S., Leonard was serving as a drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, nearing retirement from the ...

Lee Eutsler trained more than 800 recruits in his time as a drill sergeant back in the 1970s. With 50 years passing this ...

It embeds audiences with soldiers, bringing them closer to seeing the elephant of combat than any film of this generation.

Mark Smith caught up with the granddaughter of a decorated British soldier from the Second World War this weekend.

As German forces unleashed their Ardennes offensive, a tiny American platoon entrenched near Lanzerath found itself facing ...

The Vietnam War produced some of the most unforgettable films of the late 1970s and 1980s, as top Hollywood filmmakers like ...

“They need experienced soldiers over there,” Lois Leonard recalled her husband telling her. On Aug. 31, 1966, Leonard was assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th ...

Most were shot at close range; some were killed by grenades. The attack was carried out by a platoon of military soldiers. Fourteen of them and a colonel were later convicted of aggravated ...