Carl Robbins' assault on Hill 875 began on a Sunday morning, Nov. 19, 1967. “There were 2,000 NVA (members of the enemy North Vietnamese Army) and we couldn't see them, and 335 of us was going ...

It took 50 years, but Army Cpl. Carl Robbins, right, finally made it to the top of Hill 875 in Vietnam. In 1967, he was shot twice and nearly died.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jack Faries finally received a Purple Heart on Saturday, nearly 40 years after his service in the Vietnam War. Many family members attended the ceremony at Community Church in ...