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A military police soldier in Vietnam carried equipment shaped by two very different responsibilities. The MP had to function as an armed combatant in a war…

Military police service in Vietnam often unfolded far from the public image of a courtroom, guard post, or orderly detention compound. MPs moved through roads,…

In the early hours of January 31, 1968, the U.S. Embassy in Saigon became one of the most visible battlefields of the Tet Offensive. A Viet Cong sapper team…

Military police played a specialized role in the American war effort in Vietnam. Their work extended beyond guarding bases, managing traffic, investigating…

Military police stockades in Vietnam were more than fenced compounds for holding soldiers. They were working institutions where military law, battlefield…

Photographs from the 1968 Tet Offensive preserve a tense and often misunderstood chapter in the history of military police service during the Vietnam War.…

At first glance, an image of a military policeman standing beside a captured Viet Cong fighter may seem to show a small incident within the Vietnam War. In…

Highway 1 was more than a road during the Vietnam War. It was a long, vulnerable corridor connecting ports, airfields, military installations, provincial…

The history of the 545th Military Police Company belongs to the wider story of military police service during the Vietnam War. Its members worked in an…

The Vietnam War was fought across rice fields, villages, highways, cities, and an unseen world beneath the ground. Viet Cong tunnel systems allowed combatants…