Fifty years ago, the Vietnam War ended with a chaotic scene on the roof of a Saigon building that housed employees of the United States Agency for International Development. American GIs and the staff ...
The long-overdue Vietnam War Memorial was unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Oregon State Capitol with a centerpiece wall engraved with the names of 790 Oregonians who lost their lives in the war.
Those of us who were alive in the Vietnam era will remember the sight of Soviet-built tanks rolling into the presidential palace in Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City. The US had failed to keep South ...
Replica of Vietnam Veterans War Memorial is coming to Independence in September. Independence Marine Corps veteran Billy Whisenant has friends on The Wall That Heals. This is part of a weekly series ...
Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of reunification on April 30 Joy and fear as Saigon fell, US veteran recalls end of war Former foes are now close but Hanoi risks crippling US duties HO CHI MINH ...
Like so many of us Americans, the war is my point of reference for Vietnam. The country felt like this faraway land where many Americans fought and died. My dad, Colonel Frank Underwood Sr., fought in ...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books.
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- It's one of the most emotional and touching moments each year during EAA AirVenture: the return of the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight. For over a decade, AirVenture has partnered with ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Wednesday, April 30, 2025, marks 50 years since the Fall of Saigon -- the capital of South Vietnam -- which effectively ended the Vietnam War. From veterans who served, to ...
Veterans are known for their great senses of humor, albeit sometimes completely morbid. But if you can’t laugh at it, how do you get through it? Sometimes the best way to heal is through humor. The ...