Veterans of the Vietnam War’s long-range reconnaissance patrols recount their missions through the jungle, where they faced far more than just the enemy.
What do ballet slippers and combat boots have in common? Not much, if you ask most people. But for Marine Corps veteran Román Baca, the two go hand in hand.
In a scene from National Geographic’s documentary series, Chain of Command, Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four soldiers killed in the October ambush in Tongo Tongo, Niger, is shown speaking with a video crew while moonlighting as a barber on base.