1 / 14 Show Caption + The Vietnam War-era Army uniform of Alan Blencoe is shown March 6, 2023, at the Fort McCoy History Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Blencoe, a former Army sergeant who served in ...

Vietnam put that myth to rest. The war haunted American politics for decades, but 50 years on, and with veterans’ average age now 72, its salience is fading.

As a Vietnam War refugee who fled to U.S., I wanted to mark this 50th anniversary with hope. Then I read about Trump's order to U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.