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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.
Capitalism Won the Vietnam War
The dominos didn’t topple far or for long, but America still bears costs at home.
Remembering the fall of Saigon
Fifty years ago, as the North Vietnamese army closed in on Saigon, U.S. forces, personnel and South Vietnamese civilians ...
Finding connections, 50 years after the fall of Saigon
Her quest to say ‘thank you’ led to the colonel who ran her refugee camp and the aircraft maintainer who may have loaded her ...
“Little Saigons” have blossomed across the U.S. in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War
The Vietnamese community is spread out in clusters throughout Houston. The original Little Saigon popped up in the city’s ...
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 ...
A South Side GI’s incredible sacrifice in a war that ended chaotically 50 years ago
The Vietnam War produced heroes including Chicagoan Milton Olive, but ultimately ended in a chaotic surrender and exit.