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From bombs to Starbucks, US veteran remembers end of Vietnam War 50 years on
As a young U.S. intelligence analyst in Saigon during the Vietnam War, Chuck Searcy never thought that 50 years later he ...
Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam War
But in 1967, over a decade into the Vietnam War, he was drafted.At age 20, he left his home in the city's Chinatown ...
Daughter in iconic Vietnam War photo "Burst of Joy" reflects: "It's still very fresh in my heart"
With the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon approaching this week, CBS News Sacramento talked to one of the family ...
How the American Legion reconnected a Vietnam veteran with his childhood friend
How the American Legion helped a Ventura County man keep a decades-old promise to watch over his best friend after the ...
The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago, but the Battle With Agent Orange Continues
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated ...
The legacy of a Vietnam War hero scrubbed from a government webpage remains strong in the southernmost part of Texas
While the contributions of US Marine Corps Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” González may have been removed from some digital realms, ...
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UVA Scholar Says 50 Years Later, Vietnam War Still Shapes US Policy
The U.S. entered the war seeking to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. Marc Selverstone, Gerald L. Baliles ...
The Main Attraction at Vietnam’s New War Museum: Anyone Who Looks American
Children mob U.S. visitors for selfies and handshakes outside, while displays inside condemn Yankee ‘imperialists’ ...
The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs
The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries ...
Fifty years after the Fall of Saigon, US military veterans reflect on the Vietnam War
This spring, the American flag flew next to the old flag of South Vietnam at a temple in New Orleans East. As part of its commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, the local ...
50 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam tweaks the story of its victory
The day the Vietnam War ended has become a high-profile celebration in Vietnam. But debates over the name of the April 30 ...
The Vietnam War produced classic Hollywood films — and hardly any classic female roles
The Vietnam War produced some of the most classic films of the late 1970s and 1980s. Top Hollywood filmmakers like Stanley ...