In October 1969, Captain William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Fire Base Kate, held by only 27 American soldiers and 150 ...

The events of the film occur during the initial implementation of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization, which called for US troops to turn over the war effort to the South Vietnamese Army.

Learn about a real-life story of courage and grit, and the Moline man at its center, in a documentary that’s being shown at the Moline Public Library. “Escape From Firebase Kate” coincides with the ...

A free screening of the one-hour documentary “Escape from Firebase Kate,” will be part of a program sponsored by Americans for Prosperity and Concerned Veterans of America from 5:30–8:30 p.m. Thursday ...