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Today, Minnesota is home to more than 97,000 Vietnam-era veterans. Just outside of the State Capitol in St. Paul is a memorial to the Minnesota soldiers who died in that conflict. More than 1,070 ...
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. What role did American protest culture, especially music, play in bringing the conflict to an end? https://p.dw.com/p/4tS8F 1967 ...
Finally, for as divided as America was during the Vietnam War, most people polled said the current era is even more divisive. Forty-three percent of Americans polled say the U.S. has not learned ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — You’ll want to watch KELOLAND+ this week as we have many specials surrounding the 50 th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m ...
DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its ...
“It was a real issue. Not for me, but for them,” he continued. “Vietnam-era veterans — we wouldn’t take bologna from anyone.” Evangelista received his bachelor’s degree from ...
Even today, 50 years after the official end of the Vietnam War, the most iconic images from the era are still etched into the memories of the millions who have seen them, whether or not they were ...
I never got clear answers about it growing up. I am a product of the Vietnam era and haunted by it. Perhaps I didn’t understand the paradox of the era: How could America fulfill President John F.
In the quest to hasten a “new era” for Vietnam, Communist Party chief To Lam is reducing a bloated bureaucracy – including cutting the number of provinces in half – in the boldest ...
FILE- Flying a bare 100 feet above the jungle hills west of Hue, 5 bulky 'C-123 providers' cut loose a spray of chemical defoliant on August 14, 1968. The chemicals used burn off heavy foliage ...
Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of reunification on April 30 Joy and fear as Saigon fell, US veteran recalls end of war Former foes are now close but Hanoi risks crippling US duties HO CHI ...
The last thing I expected was that I would hear a story about a pet bear.” Over 184,500 Vietnam-era veterans reside in Washington, and 1,123 Washingtonians were killed or declared missing in ...