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The Hindu
April 28, 2018
However, the Secretary of Defence, McNamara, misrepresented the information given to him by the CIA that the war in Vietnam was a foolhardy move, bound to fail. When the Americans finally did suffer a humbling defeat, who but the CIA analysts were made the scapegoats. Similarly, Lawrence WilkersonÃâà...
WFMYNews2.com
April 28, 2018
TARAWA, Republic of Kiribati -- On a South Pacific island where the wounds of war mar majestic beaches, 444 Americans from World War II are still missing, buried under sand or claimed by the lagoon. The phrase “no one left behind” is tested here on Tarawa, like nowhere else. Remains of American deadÃâà...
The Guardian
April 25, 2018
Then in 2012, a team of researchers and academics from the UNSW Canberra, put out a call to Vietnam veterans: Operation Wandering Souls sought to reunite artefacts, memorabilia and ephemera from the Vietnam war with their Vietnamese owners.
BuzzFeed News
April 25, 2018
In 1971, Larry Burrows was killed while documenting Operation Lam Son 719, along with three of his fellow photojournalists — Henri Huet, Kent Potter, and Keisaburo Shimamoto — when their ... Here are some of the most powerful pictures taken by Larry Burrows during his coverage of the Vietnam War.
News-Decoder (blog)
April 21, 2018
The Reuters operation in Saigon — later renamed Ho Chi Minh City — was still reeling from the death of two of its correspondents in the 1968 Tet offensive. As the security situation ... In the early years of the Vietnam War, hacks wore battle fatigues with “PRESS” stamped across their chests. That all endedÃâà...
ActionNewsJax.com
April 16, 2018
Local sailors are commemorating those who lost their lives during one of the deadliest battles of the Vietnam War. More than 100 Americans lost their lives in operation of Hue City. Many survivors gathered at Naval Station Mayport to honor their sacrifice. Nightmarish is the way marine veteran AnthonyÃâà...
AirForceTimes.com
March 30, 2018
A decorated Air Force hero of the Vietnam War was killed in an automobile accident March 24 in Winchester, Virginia. ... Silver Stars and three Distinguished Flying Crosses as an A-1E Skyraider pilot with the 602nd Fighter Squadron, later the 602nd Special Operations Squadron, in Vietnam and Thailand.
Albany Times Union
December 31, 1999
They spent their war year operating heavy trucks transporting jet fuel, gasoline, food, clothing, beverages and other supplies throughout their area of operation. They often came under North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong mortar, rocket and small-arms attacks during convoy duty, at base camps and whileÃâà...
Foster's Daily Democrat
December 31, 1999
FARMINGTON — The Route 153 bridge over the Cocheco River in Farmington has been renamed in honor of two-time Silver Star recipient and Vietnam War veteran John Winslow Lawrence Jr. Gov. Chris Sununu signed the bill dedicating the bridge in Lawrence's honor, House Bill 1278, during a signingÃâà...
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