The U.S. Army has 13 enlisted ranks ... staff sergeants who work under his direct leadership. During the Vietnam era, the platoon sergeant was referred to affectionately as the "Plat-Daddy ...

James Snyder, 75, served in the Army for three years as a tank commander ... “I was promoted up the ranks really quick. In 18 months, I was a sergeant E-5,” Snyder said. He said his unit ...

President Joe Biden called retired U.S. Army Col. Paris Davis on Monday “to inform him that he will receive the Medal of Honor for his remarkable heroism during the Vietnam War.” In a ...

Taylor, whose helicopter was running out of fuel and ammunition, rescued four soldiers who were taking intense enemy fire in Vietnam ... Army on June 5, 1966, eventually rising to the rank ...