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Yott, who lives in Bath, is combining those two interests to put together a compilation of personal stories from Vietnam War veterans in advance of the 50th anniversary of the 1975 end of the ...
The death count for U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War exceeded 58,000 before the government severed its involvement in 1973. A total of 395 fallen soldiers were from New Mexico, according to the ...
There is a persistent myth or misconception that many Vietnam War veterans were spat on and vilified by antiwar protesters during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These stories, which overwhelmingly surfaced many years after the war, usually involve an antiwar female spitting on a veteran, often yelling "baby killer".
The performance art film juxtaposing the history of the Vietnam War with the present aims to keep memories of veterans and the war alive.
The Madness of It All: Essays on War, Literature, and American Life, McFarland & Co., 2002. Ordinary Lives: Platoon 1005 and the Vietnam War, Temple University Press, 1999. Busted: A Vietnam Veteran in Nixon's America, University of Massachusetts Press, 1995. In the Shadow of Vietnam: Essays 1977–1991, McFarland & Company, Inc., 1991.
During the Vietnam War and in the following twelve months, 235 Medals of Honor were awarded and since 1978 a further 33 awards have been presented. Of the total of 268 awards, 179 were to the US Army, 15 to the US Navy, 58 to the USMC and 14 to the USAF. [3] These totals do not include the award to the Vietnam Unknown Soldier.
As Veterans Day 2023 approaches, retired teacher ORHS Benita Albert tells us the story of four Oak Ridge-connected veterans of the Vietnam War.
A Vietnam veteran is an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. [ 1 ] New Zealand Army veteran Rob Munro (left), receiving a Mention-in-dispatch award from Governor-General Patsy Reddy for action in Vietnam.