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WCCO reporter Al Austin and photojournalist Gordon Bartouche traveled to Vietnam and followed nearly a dozen Minnesota ...
The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, ...
The Vietnam War produced heroes including Chicagoan Milton Olive, but ultimately ended in a chaotic surrender and exit.
The average age of an American G.I. in World War II was about 26, but in the Vietnam War it was 19. Searcy underwent the same training as those who later fought in the jungle. Soldiers were ...
More than 30 Vietnam air cavalry veterans visited a contemporary air cavalry unit at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga.
Focusing on the sacrifices of soldiers is the way Americans refuse to consider the true cost of Vietnam. Others see the cost mostly as a loss of power and confidence that took years to restore.
Since 2000, the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project has gathered roughly 121,000 submissions of veterans' personal ...
Most importantly, the war was not only between Vietnamese and Americans, but rather between two independent Vietnams locked ...
He was the first American service ... on into Saigon,” said Vietnam veteran and historian Ray Bows, who wrote about Fitzgibbon in his book, “Vietnam Military Lore: Legends, Shadows & Heroes.” ...