These fearless combat engineers descended into the complex Viet Cong tunnels to gather info and disarm bombs — often at the cost of their own lives.Getty ImagesWith pistol ready, a G.I. shovels dirt into a tunnel entrance where Viet Cong were believed to be hiding.
For a soldier during the Vietnam War, one of the most dangerous of obstacles was faced by a select few soldiers known as “tunnel rats.” These unsung heroes of the Vietnam War were American, Australian, and New Zealand soldiers specially trained as combat engineers, who carefully crawled through the cramped Viet Cong underground to perform perilous covert search and destroy missions. Read More...
"You think you've heard of everything," the town's supervisor said.Town of BrookhavenOne of the crack pipe vending machines.
Mysterious vending machines popped up on Long Island last week and their contents have parents and local officials worried. The vending machines advertised that they sold pens — but were actually found to be dispensing crack pipes.
Last week, Suffolk County officials began to receive complaints from locals about mysterious pen dispensers that had surfaced in their neighborhood. Read More...
Because no law exists making what they did illegal, five Florida teens who filmed a man die have avoided charges. Associated PressFuneral for Jamel Dunn.
A group of five teenagers won’t face any legal action after they filmed, laughed, and insulted a drowning man. In July 2017, the teenagers saw 31-year-old Jamel Dunn struggling in a pond in Cocoa, Fla. Instead of calling for help, they recorded and mocked him as he drowned. Read More...
