He spent 14 months in Vietnam as a Section Leader of the 60mm mortars of B Co., 1st Bn, 5th Marines. On Aug. 10, during Operation Colorado, Peter’s unit was conducting a mission in the vicinity ...

The 60mm and 80mm mortar munition and grenades will be disposed of by officers of the Military Zone 7, which is in charge of military affairs in southeastern Vietnam. The sappers of the 319 South ...

During the Vietnam War, aircraft were just as much targets as soldiers. Bert Milne tells the intense story of how a Caribou transport aircraft was destroyed in a deadly mortar strike - a shocking ...

Phil David was 17 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, and he quickly became a squad leader while serving in Vietnam.

The M224 60mm Lightweight mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon. The cannon assembly is composed of the barrel, combination base cap, and firing mechanism.

MILAN, Tenn. -- At 9:43 a.m. on June 28, 2012, a select crew of American Ordnance production workers loaded, assembled, and packed the last M888, a 60 millimeter mortar round, to be produced at ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Day two of the three-day inaugural Best Mortar Competition here, Sunday, included live-fire of the 60mm mortar. Sgt. 1st Class Jason Smail, a range safety officer, explained ...

The official said it would be normal to warn other U.S. military branches that use 60mm mortars, such as the Army, about the moratorium, which could last for weeks or months.

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured seven more during mountain warfare training in Nevada’s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately ...

Seven U.S. Marines were killed and at least seven others were injured when a powerful 60mm mortar exploded in a tube during a training exercise in Nevada, the Marines said today.