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Unlike World War II, there were no huge victory parades in major cities to welcome Vietnam War veterans. It was 50 years ago that sustained U.S. bombing raids of North Vietnam began and the first ...
A Vietnam War veteran was honored with a high school diploma from the Northwest Local School District Board of Education.It happened during the Board of Education’s meeting on Monday night ...
When John “Jack” Picciolo spoke last week about the library he funded in Binh Dinh Province, where he served during the Vietnam War, he doesn’t exhibit the glowing pride that one might ...
The best Vietnam War books from Tim O’Brien, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and others offer new insights and perspectives into the conflict that you probably never got from history class.
Scott Camil, Vietnam Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps (R) (Courtesy of Netflix) Knappenberger’s third installment in his “Turning Point” series follows a look at the ways the nuclear bomb ...
The second-longest war in U.S. history began with dreams of quick victory and ended in catastrophe. Article by James M. Lindsay April 30, 2025 11:10 am (EST) ...
Just days before the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration told its senior diplomats in Vietnam—including U.S. ambassador to Vietnam ...
His jacket was emblazoned with logos of the U.S. Navy and Chapter 207 of the Vietnam Veterans of America. With a wispy white beard and moustache, Brousseau was there to honor those who never came ...
Set in the Korean War of the early 1950s, “M*A*S*H,” the CBS dramedy about wisecracking U.S. Army doctors, was among the most popular shows in the country during the Vietnam War’s final years.
Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War.
A family poses for photos with a Vietnam War veteran in front of the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29, 2025, ahead of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the ...
University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. The Vietnam War (1955–1975) was more than just a chapter in the Cold War. For some, it was supposed to ...