The Montagnards lived in the mountains and were like second-class citizens in Vietnam. Special Forces, which I was a member of, would organize the indigenous people and give them money.

But for the indigenous minority that Vietnam’s French colonizers named the Montagnards, or “mountain people,” the legacy of the war is especially painful. Advertisement.

The indigenous Montagnards, recruited into service by the American Special Forces in Vietnam’s mountain highlands, defended villages against the Viet Cong and served as rapid response forces.

Born just after the end of World War II, Russell “Russ” Griffith’s life was shaped by service. A Parkersburg native and ...

Native American, Vietnam gunner lives by warrior culture. By Thomas Brading, Army News Service December 2, ... Wensaut said, that helped him survive the Vietnam War. Drafted into the Army in 1966, ...

Nathan Brooks, a 30-year-old Briton, was intrigued by Vietnam’s high school graduation English exam after hearing friends discuss its difficulty. When he tried it himself, he was stunned by its ...

For the last eight years, travel photographer Réhahn has been working on an ambitious project to photograph members from all 54 of Vietnam’s recognised ethnic groups.

The Native American activist told reporters in January 2019 that he was a "Vietnam-times" or "Vietnam-era" veteran, meaning that he was an active member of the armed services during the time of U ...

Native Americans serve in the military at higher rates than any other demographic group. ... (Vietnam Memorial) Wall didn’t die for a flag. They died for somebody like me, buddies.