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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter walks with Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar after receiving a ceremonial welcome in New Delhi. Mr. Carter signed a 10-year agreement with India seen by some as a move to counter China's growing influence. (Associated Press)

U.S., India join forces to counter Beijing aggression in South China Sea

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phung Quang Thanh before their talks behind closed doors in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, June 1, 2015. Carter is on a three-day visit to Vietnam to deepen military cooperation between the two former foes. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh.)

Vietnam: Don’t tie U.S. weapons sales to human rights issues

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivers his speech about "The United States and Challenges to Asia-Pacific Security" during the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS, Asia Security Summit, Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

U.S. defense secretary to ask Vietnam to end land reclamation

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

atoll: China's alleged ongoing reclamation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea is raising notices of Western nations concerned China may be attempting to assert dominance. (Associated Press)

Beijing brushes off South China Sea complaints, adopts aggressive military stance

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this May 1, 2015 photo, retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Adna Chaffee IV, left, and Luis Carreras talk during a veterans event at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. Chaffee and Carreras are helping organize a June homecoming celebration for Vietnam veterans at nearby Fort Stewart. The event comes as veterans this year mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)

Georgia post to give Vietnam vets homecoming they never had

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Visitors touch the names at the wall of Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a Memorial Day candlelight vigil at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC., Friday, May 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

EDITORIAL: Memorial Day: ‘Peace is the right memorial’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Looking ahead: Marine Tim Chamber and Army veteran Eric Cantu saluted during the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom on Sunday. Although the event has grown, the number of riders who fought in Vietnam is dwindling. (Associated Press)

Rolling Thunder: Vietnam veterans ride alongside those who served in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Saturday night with Rolling Thunder: lots of Harleys, good will, dedication (Photo by Jennifer Harper/The Washington Times)

Rolling Thunder brings perfect Harleys, good will, dedication to nation’s capital

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

On a mission: Gary Sinise, in a heavy understatement, says "it's a busy time" for his efforts to support active-duty service members and military veterans. (Associated Press)

Gary Sinise entertains only for veterans after Hollywood

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

A drone carrying the flag of South Vietnam flies above during a commemoration for the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park in Westminster, Calif., on Thursday, April 30, 2015. (Matt Masin/The Orange County Register via AP) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

EDITORIAL: Vietnam War myth survives in Pentagon commemoration

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Tuesday, April 28, 2015 photo, former U.S. Marines Master Gunnery Sgt. Juan Valdez of Oceanside, California, holds a photo of himself, rear center, sitting on the last helicopter leaving the U.S. Embassy in Saigon on April 30, 1975, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. On the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, 13 Marines returned to dedicate a plaque to their two fallen brothers at the site of the old embassy, which is now the U.S. Consulate. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Correction: Vietnam 40th-Last Marines Out story

By MARGIE MASON - Associated Press

Illustration on remembrance of the Vietnam War by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

SOL SANDERS: Remembering the fall of Vietnam

By Sol Sanders

Military personnel take part in a parade celebrating the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War which is also remembered as the &quot;Fall of Saigon,&quot; in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Thursday, April 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

April 30, end of Vietnam war, remembered 40 years later

By Margie Mason - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 2013, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama poses with Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang for a photo during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Bilateral friendship between the U.S. and Vietnam was formalized in 2013, when Truong Tan Sang visited the White House and with Obama launched a “Comprehensive Partnership” for cooperation in political and diplomatic relations, trade and economic ties, defense, the war legacy and many other issues. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Vietnam and the U.S. test their hard-won friendship

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Newly-landed U.S. Marines make their way through the sands of Red Beach at Da Nang, Vietnam on their way to reinforce the air base as South Vietnamese Rangers battled guerrillas about three miles south of the beach. (AP Photo/Peter Arnett, File)

50 years later, Vietnam veterans still live with war

By Matthew Stolle - Associated Press

Police face off with protesters dressed as green sea turtles during a rally last year in front of the Chinese Consulate at the financial district of Makati city to protest poaching in the South China Sea. Beijing's accelerated land reclamation in recent years has only escalated the friction among claimants. In particular, China's expansion in Johnson and Gaven reefs threatens to wreck rich fishing grounds and valuable coral reefs in the archipelago. (Associated Press)

South China Sea territorial clashes threaten environmental catastrophe

By James Borton - Special to The Washington Times

Vietnamese ‘Operation Babylift’ marks 40th anniversary

By Cheryl Wetzstein

Vietnam visit reveals history of opulence, fall of empire, war

By Ed Rampell - Special to The Washington Times

"Donut Dollies" member Kammy McCleery, is greeted with a hug by a Vietnam War veteran during a parade in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, in commemoration of the Veterans Day, on Sunday. Donut Dollies served as a recreation worker with the American Red Cross in Vietnam. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

‘Donut Dollies’ documentary a labor of love

By PAUL HOPKINS - Associated Press