Fifty years ago, communist forces took over Saigon in a chaotic and tragic ending to what had become a lengthy and controversial conflict to determine the fate of Vietnam.
Why Bhumjaithai’s Grip on Power Is More Fragile Than It Looks The country is moving closer to a genuine reckoning with painful and politically sensitive realities about the war that pitted Vietnamese ...
Today’s Wabash Valley History is brought to you by Lynn’s Pharmacy in Downtown Brazil. This photo shows the Vietnam Memorial at the Vigo County Courthouse. The memorial ...
Tuesday is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a day when Americans thank and honor all those who served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. The relatively new military holiday was signed into ...
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — April 30 will mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured, bringing an end to the Vietnam War. As we approach the ...
From asymmetric warfare to the risk of a prolonged conflict, comparisons between the US–Iran tensions and the Vietnam War are increasingly appearing in policy debates.
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a bilateral meeting with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, at the InterContinental New York Barclay in New York City, United States, September ...
On this day in history, in 1973, the United States, South Vietnam, the Viet Cong and North Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords, which formally brought an end to the Vietnam War. The Paris Peace ...
He was a helicopter pilot they called “Combat Kelly,” and in the early years of the Vietnam War, Maj. Charles Kelly set the example for the daredevil flyers who would come to be called Army “Dustoff” ...
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. When President Lyndon Johnson sent the first U.S. combat troops to South Vietnam in March 1965, few Americans ...