The president awards the nation's highest military decoration to former Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins

The president awards he nation's highest military decoration to former Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins.

• Sep 15, 2014
• 1:57

Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins describes his experience in Vietnam in 1966, when he and 16 other Green Berets came under heavy attack

Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins describes to CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin his experience in Vietnam in 1966, when he and 16 other Green Berets came under heavy attack.

• Sep 15, 2014
• 2:54

A campaign to receive the Medal of Honor has begun on behalf of a Vietnam War veteran who threw his body on a live grenade to shield his comrades during the war

A campaign to receive the Medal of Honor has begun on behalf of a Vietnam War veteran who threw his body on a live grenade to shield his comrades during the war. Rich Newburg reports.

• Aug 12, 2014
• 1:58

Denton is remembered, among other things, for blinking "T.O.R.T.U.R.E." in Morse code during a broadcast propaganda interview while a POW in Vietnam

Laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Denton is remembered, among other things, for blinking "T.O.R.T.U.R.E." in Morse code during a broadcast propaganda interview while a POW in Vietnam.

• Jul 22, 2014
• 2:18

The little known story of a young, American banker's 1975 return to Vietnam to save his stranded Vietnamese colleagues and their families

Lesley Stahl reports on the little known story of a young, American banker's 1975 return to Vietnam to save his stranded Vietnamese colleagues and their families. Watch Stahl's report on Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

• Jul 16, 2014
• 0:35

National security correspondent David Martin interviews the former Marine and Vietnam Vet who has also served as Secretary of the Navy and in the U.S. Senate

James Webb answered the call nearly a half-century ago, and has been trying to serve his country ever since. National security correspondent David Martin interviews the former Marine and Vietnam Vet who has also served as Secretary of the Navy and in the U.S. Senate.

• May 25, 2014
• 6:36

Mario Hernandez, who believed for decades that he was an American citizen, took his oath of citizenship

Mario Hernandez, who believed for decades that he was an American citizen, took his oath of citizenship in Jacksonville, Florida. Charlie Rose reports.

• May 22, 2014
• 1:03

Leslie Jack Smith, a Vietnam veteran became a citizen 35 years after serving in Vietnam

Leslie Jack Smith, a Vietnam veteran became a citizen 35 years after being promised citizenship for volunteering to serve in Vietnam.

• Apr 17, 2014
• 1:41

The passing of a former Alabama Senator and Vietnam veteran, and a stolen Renoir painting is unveiled 63 years after it was stolen

Former Alabama Senator Jeremiah Denton passed away this week at the age of 89. Known for blinking the word torture in Morse Code during a propaganda video while a POW in Vietnam, Denton spent seven years in captivity. Also this week: the Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting “On the Shore of the Seine” was unveiled at the Baltimore Museum of Art, nearly 63 years after it was stolen.

• Mar 30, 2014
• 2:23

One of our most dynamic, powerful and controversial presidents, Lyndon Baines Johnson is on view in a new Broadway play, “All the Way"

One of our most dynamic, powerful and controversial presidents, Lyndon Baines Johnson is on view in a new Broadway play, “All the Way.” David Martin sits down with star Bryan Cranston to talk about his transforming role as LBJ, and the larger-than-life man from Texas.

• Mar 30, 2014
• 8:58

One of the most shameful chapters in American military history, the 1968 massacre of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by US troops, just got worse

One of the most shameful chapters in American military history, the 1968 massacre of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by US troops, just got worse.

• Mar 18, 2014
• 14:01

President Barack Obama presented the nation’s highest military award to 24 Americans after a review determined they’d been passed over because they were Hispanic, African American or Jewish

President Barack Obama presented the nation’s highest military award to 24 Americans after a review determined they’d been passed over because they were Hispanic, African American or Jewish. David Martin sat down with two of the recipients.

• Mar 18, 2014
• 3:06

After a review of war records to ensure no one through the years was denied a Medal of Honor due to racial and religious discrimination, the president awarded the highest accolade to 24 Army veterans, 21 of them posthumously

After a review of war records to ensure no one through the years was denied a Medal of Honor due to racial and religious discrimination, the president awarded the highest accolade to 24 Army veterans – 21 of them posthumously – calling the ceremony a reminder that “here in America we confront our imperfections and face a sometimes painful past."

• Mar 18, 2014
• 2:49

Vietnam War U.S. Army Specialist Four Santiago Erevia explains what it meant to him to get a call from President Obama last summer offering him a Medal of Honor 44 years after he was initially passed over for the award

Vietnam War U.S. Army Specialist Four Santiago Erevia explains what it meant to him to get a call from President Obama last summer offering him a Medal of Honor 44 years after he was initially passed over for the award.

• Mar 18, 2014
• 1:53

U.S. Army Specialist Four Santiago Erevia describes the ambush he managed to thwart in 1969 during the Vietnam War

U.S. Army Specialist Four Santiago Erevia describes the ambush he managed to thwart in 1969 during the Vietnam War.

• Mar 18, 2014
• 3:46

Former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela explains what it meant to him as a Hispanic-American to learn that he would be a Medal of Honor recipient

Former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela explains what it meant to him as a Hispanic-American to learn that he would be a Medal of Honor recipient.

• Mar 18, 2014
• 1:35

Former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela recalls the day during the Vietnam War he took out a machine gun that had pinned down his entire company

Former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela recalls the day during the Vietnam War in 1969 when he took out a machine gun that had pinned down his entire company.

• Mar 18, 2014
• 2:12

Former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela says he’s not going to Washington, D.C. for the pomp and circumstance surrounding his Medal of Honor, but to see the names of his friends who served with him inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial wall

Former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela says he’s not going to Washington, D.C. for the pomp and circumstance surrounding his Medal of Honor, but to see the names of his friends who served with him inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial wall.

• Mar 18, 2014
• 1:25

Vietnamese authorities have reportedly detected a signal from a Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing that went missing over the South China Sea

Vietnamese authorities have reportedly detected a signal from a Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing that went missing over the South China Sea. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Mar 8, 2014
• 1:00

Bing West talks new book “The Last Platoon”

The U.S. airbase in Bagram, Afghanistan, suffered a rocket attack Saturday morning. NATO said there were no reported casualties or damage to the airfield, but it's the latest reminder that the U.S. is still engaged in the longest war in its history. The closing chapter of the war in Afghanistan is the subject of "The Last Platoon," a new book by Bing West - a marine and one of the world's great combat writers. Jeff Glor speaks to Bing about his book as well as his history of service, which began in Vietnam in 1966.

• Dec 19, 2020
• 5:53

CBS News correspondent Bert Quint dead at 90

Former CBS News foreign correspondent Bert Quint has died at the age of 90. Quint spent three decades with CBS News covering hot spots like Cambodia and Vietnam.

• Oct 17, 2020
• 0:30

Police raid finds more than 300K used condoms being packed for resale

The factory's owner, a 34-year-old woman, reportedly confessed they bought the used condoms from someone else.

• Sep 24, 2020

When Chuck Hagel was serving in Vietnam, his life was in the hands of his platoon commander, Lt. Jerome Johnson

When Chuck Hagel was serving in Vietnam, his life was in the hands of his platoon commander, Lt. Jerome Johnson. The two grew close but lost touch after the war. Forty-five years later, Hagel's new job of defense secretary helped him reconnect with the man he calls "one of the best military officers I've ever known." David Martin reports.

• Feb 17, 2014
• 3:01

When Jim O’Connor’s students at St. Francis High School in La Canada, Calif., learned where the Vietnam veteran and math teacher spends his free time outside of the classroom, their respect for him multiplied exponentially

When Jim O’Connor’s students at St. Francis High School in La Canada, Calif., learned where the Vietnam veteran and math teacher spends his free time outside of the classroom, their respect for him multiplied exponentially. Steve Hartman reports.

• Feb 16, 2014
• 2:59

On November 10, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington was opened to the public

On November 10, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington was opened to the public. The wall is engraved with the names of the more than 58,000 Americans who died in the highly controversial war - and the monument itself was not without controversy.

• Nov 10, 2013
• 2:11

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