Here’s What You Need to Remember: In a desperate bid to quickly get an anti-tank capability into the field, the Marine Corps enthusiastically embraced a project the Army had rejected: the M50 Ontos.

In 1950, the US Army and US Marine Corps started a joint project to build a light anti-tank vehicle. It produced the M50 Ontos, a small tracked vehicle with light armor and six recoilless rifles. The ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In a desperate bid to quickly get an anti-tank capability into the field, the Marine Corps enthusiastically embraced a project the Army had rejected: the M50 Ontos.

The Museum of the American GI launched a new exhibit with a Saturday ceremony honoring local Vietnam veterans. “It’s about you guys and your stories,” Leisha Mullins, co-founder of the museum, told ...