James B. Vaught, a retired Army lieutenant general who was a decorated combat veteran and was best known for leading an unsuccessful attempt to rescue 53 U.S. hostages held in Iran in 1980, died ...

Retired Army Lt. Gen. James B. Vaught, a former chief of staff of the 18th Airborne Corps and a hero of the Vietnam War, died Friday after his body was found in a pond in Horry County, S.C. Gen.

Lieutenant General Larry D. James’ 46-year career has led him from the US Air Force to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He retired from there in March as deputy director and chief operating ...