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When the documentary series The Vietnam War premieres this Sunday, it will no doubt open a new chapter in America’s long debate on that war and what it meant. Writing in The New York Times a few ...
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Oscar Primm Jr. of Merrillville has seen a lot over his 101 years. He served in three wars — World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam — worked in a steel mill and ran his ...
Summarized from various sources, here are 7 facts about Vietnam, from having the largest cave in the world to being a safe country for tourists. Having the World’s Largest Cave Vietnam is home to the ...
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment in a short series before the documentary series The Vietnam War (directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick) premieres this Sunday. Do not miss Part I (“They ...
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson occupied the Oval Office, and The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" topped the U.S. charts. It was also a year of change that ushered in heavy U.S.
Re Kirkpatrick Sale’s commentary on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War: One would think as a author Kirkpatrick Sale would check his facts before writing such a virulent attack on the brave men ...
April 30 marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. America’s involvement in the war spanned 30 years and crossed six presidencies, leaving an impact on American ...
If the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now" seems like an emotional roller coaster of a war movie, that's because it is, almost literally. Director Francis Ford Coppola had to put up $30 million of his own ...
In 2014 Vietnam tourism industry welcomed 7.87 million visitors, up by 4% over the previous year. But its growth was still 10.6% lower than that of 2013 due to the situation in the East Sea. Here are ...