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Vietnam veterans worry that a war’s hard lessons are being forgotten
The conflict profoundly affected the American troops who served there, as well as the nation’s culture and politics. But 50 ...
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How the end of the Vietnam War was a turning point for protest songs
The departure of the last Americans from Vietnam 50 years ago didn't only end a tragic war. It helped mark the end of a ...
How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America
The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, ...
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Remembering the fallen 50 years after the close of the Vietnam War
Of the 58,220 U.S. military service members who died in Vietnam, more than 1,300 were from Massachusetts. These are the ...
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Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon
Fifty years ago today, the fall of Saigon on April 30th, 1975, marked the end of the Vietnam War. Most Americans remember it ...
Army helicopter pilot shares how the aircraft was crucial in the Vietnam War
Helicopters are synonymous with military operations today. If it weren’t for the Vietnam War, things wouldn’t be that way. It ...
Vietnam War at 50: Letters from soldiers give peek into the era
(NEXSTAR) — It’s been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War but its impact on American families continues to be felt even to this day. Nowhere are the accounts of those who fought — including ...