On the 8th of November, On Nov. 8, 1965, the young men of the 173rd Airborne Brigade — the unit later adopted by the city of Rochester — were decimated in a battle in Vietnam. "We lost 48 kids out of ...
VICENZA, Italy — When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, ...
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan Nov. 20, 2007 -- "On the 8th of November, the angels were crying as they carried his brothers away. ... There were few men left standing that day," sings the ...