1 / 3 Show Caption + The 173rd Airborne Brigade's legacy was written in blood long before the mountains of Afghanistan or the sands of Iraq. It was carved into the jungles of Vietnam—where 1,790 ...

When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, who served ...

Sgt. William Dale Secor, 19, of Kelso died in action July 2, 1970, in Binh Dinh while serving with B company, 4/503rd infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade. His name will appear on the 173rd Airborne ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade was organized back in 1917 as an infantry brigade at Camp Pike, Arkansas, a part of the 87th Division.

After a year at Fort Lee (now Fort Gregg-Adams) in Virginia, he left for Vietnam as part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He was stationed in Cha Rang Valley, the farthest north of all the troops.

The 10th name added to the memorial was that of Clinton A. Cook, a sergeant killed in 1970 during the Vietnam War. When the monument was unveiled last June, Cook’s name was not included among ...

In 1970, 173rd Airborne dog handler Johnny Mayo lost his first service dog, Tiger, when he tripped a Vietnamese booby trap. His second dog, Kelly, remained by his side until his tour was over.

Sgt. Daniel Olson of the 173rd Airborne Brigade happened to be in Denver, Colorado in early June on bereavement leave for the loss of his great-grandfather, Navy veteran Clifford Burks.

A new monument honoring some of the Army’s finest paratroopers, nicknamed the sky soldiers, is now sitting at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

A new monument honoring some of the Army’s finest paratroopers, nicknamed the sky soldiers, is now sitting at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.