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The Vietnam War 50 years later: A timeline of events
April 30 will mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured, bringing an ...
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How the Vietnam War Ended: The Vietnamese Communists’ Perspective
The final offensive (the Ho Chi Minh campaign) was launched on April 26. It was the largest military campaign in the 20 years ...
AP PHOTOS: The changing faces of Vietnam War landmarks
During the Vietnam War, Da Nang was a major base for both the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces. The first American combat ...
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There’s No Good Reason for U.S. to Avoid Vietnam Anniversary
The U.S. should participate in upcoming commemorations of the Vietnam War, even if they mar Trump’s 100th day or highlight ...
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50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
(AP Photo/David Rising) An American transport aircraft stands at the edge of the runway at the Khe Sanh Combat Base in Vietnam. Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/David Rising) A tourist shoots targets with a ...
U.S. Tells Its Diplomats in Vietnam to Avoid War Anniversary Events
Four U.S. officials who insisted on anonymity to describe sensitive diplomatic decision-making said that Washington had recently directed senior diplomats — including Marc Knapper, the U.S. ambassador ...
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Korean War, Vietnam War Veterans honored in Derby
“These events are so important because it’s one small way to redress an unfortunate part of history where people felt very strongly about the war and ... who served in Vietnam,” Bysiewicz ...
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The Vietnam War 50 years later: A timeline of events
Politics played a major role in the war. In 1973, Nixon had the opportunity to use air power to push back. “We were not allowed to attack North Vietnam per se. So what we were left with then is ...
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50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
where the first major engagement between American and North Vietnamese forces was fought in 1965. Fighting in North Vietnam was primarily an air war, and today the Hoa Lo Prison museum tells that ...