He went to Vietnam with the 9th Marines in 1969, saw action and made ... body count rose in the affluent seaside city. Williams, 67, was a heroic, outspoken critic of half-hearted government ...

Con Thien Valley, Vietnam, May 16, 1967: Alpha Company of the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, supported by tanks, moves out on a platoon-sized sweep. Attacked by North Vietnamese Army troops ...

Tom Dreiling — one of the two Stars and Stripes correspondents mentioned in the article — was on patrol with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines ... CON THIEN, Vietnam — U.S. air ...

It was April 24, 1967 — the heart of the Vietnam War. The squad — two Marines from 1st Battalion, 9th Marines; a two-man artillery forward observer team; and Sauer — were thrown together ...

The 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines were on a search and destroy mission in Vietnam, hunting for massed Viet Cong forces near the village of Ky Phu. As the battalion moved off a mountain to head back ...