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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When our veterans came home during the Vietnam era, things were totally different. They didn’t receive the handshakes and the hugs and parades . . . We want to make sure when we’re carrying ...

Vietnam-era veterans are dying at the rate of 400 per day. “The meter’s running,” said Gorrell. “Ten years from now, we’ll all be dead. That part of our history will be gone forever.” ...

All drafts contained various exemptions, and the Vietnam-era draft was no different. If you were a Baby Boomer, one way to avoid going to Vietnam was to receive a preferential draft classification.

Certainly, the human toll the Vietnam War took on our troops — or to use the now-mandatory Pete Hegseth terminology, our “warfighters” — would be worth remembering as clearly as possible.

CHEYENNE — Billy Fiorelli is a 77-year-old Navy veteran who served his country in Jacksonville, Florida, during the Vietnam War from 1968-69. His tour of duty was cut short due to him ...