DUPONT, Pa. — A special group of veterans are celebrating a birthday this weekend. The United States Naval Construction Battalions, known as the Navy Seabees, formed in 1942 after Pearl Harbor.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Alfred Perez joined the Navy, but he never stepped foot on a ship. He was never on the ocean, either. However, he was a “busy bee” during two tours to Vietnam in the late 1960s.

AUGUSTA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ray Brown grew up in tiny Brainerd, Kansas, and later, he lived in Potwin for over 45 years. In between, he joined the Navy at the age of 19 and served as a Seabee during two ...

In this two-part series, former U.S. Navy Seabee Mel Pierson talks about his combat duty during the Vietnam war, and his struggles with alcohol addiction after he left the service. Read more about ...

GARDINER — A crew of Navy Seabees honored a hero and shipmate on Veterans Day. Marvin Glenn Shields, a Medal of Honor recipient from Port Townsend who died in combat in Vietnam on June 10, 1965, was ...

DELAND — Jackie Miller said the large quilt wrapped around his shoulders felt like hugs from his buddies he lost in the Vietnam War more than five decades ago, and it brought tears to his eyes. Miller ...

In November of 1966, Petty Officer 3rd Class Leroy Henderson and his Seabees platoon, along with a unit of U.S. Marines, were in between a rock and hard place near Phu Bai, South Vietnam.

GARDINER –– More than 150 people joined with Navy Seabees to continue a Veterans Day tradition of honoring one of the legends of their unit’s history. It was the 47th time Seabees had gathered at ...

Brian McKenney “Decorated Navy Seabee, Vietnam Veteran” CHELMSFORD — Brian McKenney, 66, of Chelmsford, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at his home. He was a son of the late Hugh ...

CAMP 93, Kuwait -- Sure, she wanted to see the world and serve her country, but Patricia Cabral said she joined the Navy mainly because her father did not want her to work construction. Turned down ...