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In recent years I have learned that, for the people of Vietnam, the war has never ended. Millions of the unexploded bombs and land mines we left behind still kill and maim children and farmers ...
We learned how to build a timber bridge and a bailey bridge,” said Kern. Life in a War Zone Then it was on to Vietnam. He arrived in country on May 20, 1969. “It was hot. Just beastly hot.
The towering granite tribute to fallen soldiers of a controversial war was the result of a design contest won by a 21-year-old college student. From a now-regretted counter-counterculture anthem ...
April marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon, and the wounds of the Vietnam War remain open ‒ not just for Americans who fought there, but also for those who lost everything when the war ended ...
After the conclusion of World War II, tensions in Southeast Asia grew as France attempted to reestablish colonial rule over Vietnam. The consequences of these efforts would lead to the Vietnam War ...
Barely more than two years after Green Beret Robert Howard’s heroic attempt to retrieve a severely injured lieutenant from enemy-controlled territory during the Vietnam War, he stood before ...
RICHMOND, Va. — For the soldiers and Marines fighting on the front lines in Vietnam, the comforts of home could not have been farther away. But throughout the war, angels in blue appeared from ...
DOT. TODAY, THE NATION HONORS VIETNAM WAR VETERANS. IT’S AN ANNUAL COMMEMORATION MARKING THE DAY U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND VIETNAM WAS DISESTABLISHED IN 1975. ACCORDING TO THE DEFENSE ...
EXCLUSIVE: After exploring the Cold War and 9/11, Netflix is turning its attention to the Vietnam War. The streamer has ordered a five-part series on the war, coming out on the 50 th anniversary ...