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Unlike the flag burning in the late 1960s and early 1970s in opposition to the Vietnam War, recent episodes of flag desecration have been more half-witted than high-minded even amendment supporters acknowledged the work of hooligans, adolescents and, in one case, a man intent on changing his oil. The website for the Citizens Flag Alliance lists four incidents of flag desecration this year and about 50 in the last five years. (Yahoo News -- Civil Liberties)
Schilling staying busy, weighing options Nov 21, 2008
I've been involved in a couple of events commemorating veterans of the second World War, the Vietnam War, and I've always wanted to do this. " Of course, baseball and the Red Sox remain of huge interest to Schilling. Nobody has been more outspoken than he about how valuable free-agent catcher Jason Varitek is to the team. Schilling hopes that Varitek won't have to take his catcher's mask to another city in 2009. "I get the fact that you have so much slotted into that position, and how much do... (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
MEA director calls for transparency Nov 21, 2008
As to the process for viewing the contract, with someone in the room keeping tabs on him, Burchell said, it s kind of like the Pentagon Papers or something, referencing the famously leaked documents about the Vietnam War. Babcock said those requirements were put in place in 1998. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Cooke's Letters in public archive Nov 20, 2008
In his Letters, Cooke chronicled every aspect of American life including the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and the assassination of JFK.. The series was the longest-running in history to be presented by a single person. (BBC News -- Americas)
Business offers free postage for letters, cards to military personnel Nov 20, 2008
A veteran of the Vietnam War, Spalding on Wednesday recalled how easily his and his fellow troops spirits were lifted by just a single piece of mail. Whether it was a letter from a girlfriend or wife or a care package from parents, mail call was always a welcome occurrence. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Charles Albert Johnson (1) Nov 20, 2008
Charles served in the U.S. Army during World War II, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War. He retired as a master sergeant after 30 years of service, and was a recipient of the Bronze Star. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
McCain returns to the Senate, seeks 5th term Nov 20, 2008
The two decorated Navy combat veterans of the Vietnam War struck up a friendship discussing their war experiences during an overnight flight to the Middle East in 1991. They grew closer as members of a committee that looked into the fate of prisoners of war in Vietnam, as McCain had been. (MSNBC -- Politics)
St. Josephs marks Veterans Day Nov 20, 2008
A mobile museum from Vietnam Veterans of Brevard helped students to understand the sacrifices made by soldiers during the Vietnam War. Molinares believes these special events are very important. (Florida Today)
War hero admits to deep fear Nov 20, 2008
Middle school pupils gathered Friday in the parish hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd to ask Sammy Davis questions about his service in the Vietnam War ... "I volunteered to go into the Vietnam War," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
What will media be like under Obama presidency? Nov 20, 2008
Two things dominated that decade, the Civil Rights era and the Vietnam War. In both cases established norms were challenged as never before, and traditional power brokers - the Pentagon, large universities, big corporations - were unable to control the message and maintain the status quo. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Special Veterans Day, anniversary program held at Marlin's First Presbyterian Church Nov 20, 2008
This war is often called the "forgotten war" because it is a major conflict of the 20th century that gets less attention than way, which preceded it, and the Vietnam War, which succeeded it ... A double honor goes to Ferman Anderson, a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam war. (Marlin Democrat, TX)
Off to a good start Nov 20, 2008
jsps wrote on Nov 19, 2008 8:20 AM:" Nobody could take the bottom spot from Jimmah. I'll reserve judgement on Obama until he actually takes office and starts making, or not making, decisions.Unlike the Democrats with GWB, I will not automatically judge him deficient just because I didn't vote for him.But, having waged an unrelenting propaganda war agains GWB for the past eight years, the Democrats have set the standards that the President must be held to. I've always been amazed at the way Nixon... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Announces $25,000 Scholarship Fund in Memory of Medal of Honor Recipient Ross A. McGinnis Nov 20, 2008
who received the Medal of Honor for heroic actions in the Vietnam War. Master of ceremonies was Duane D. Cordrey, a program manager at Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector whose uncle is the great-grandson of the first Medal of Honor recipient. (Primezone Releases)
Fox, Josh Schwartz mutate 'X-Men' Nov 19, 2008
(Warning: graphic language); Brad Pitt; Burn After Reading; George Clooney; Joel and Ethan Cohen; John Malkovich; trailer; variety; video; BETWEEN THE LINES explores the Vietnam War through the prism of the surfing sub-culture. Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe star in Ridley Scott's adaptation of the CIA thriller. (Variety)
DCCF bids farewell to nine-year president Jerry Smith Nov 19, 2008
After earning his bachelor s degree, he found a teaching job at Kaneland High School, but the Vietnam War draft caught up with him and he landed in the U.S. Army. For once, he got a break in assignments and ended up in West Germany with the Armed Forces Radio Network. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Pilots bring hope, help to veterans in Alaska Nov 19, 2008
But news of under-served Bush veterans came as no surprise to Maurice "Mo" Bailey, a Wasilla flight instructor who served as a helicopter flight engineer with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Veteran essays: Rathbun, Loew, Schulte, MacNicol share military histories Nov 19, 2008
My Grandpa Rex served in the front end of the Vietnam War when everything started to heat up ... Harold was in the early part of the Vietnam War. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Veteran essays: Vets share stories of wartime hardship Nov 19, 2008
Vietnam is just South of China and from 1959 to 1975 is where the Vietnam War took place ... Jacques Maraist served his country in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1970 ... This affected Jacques, and when he saw this he realized that many innocent people during the Vietnam War. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Armory to host Wounds of War’ program Nov 19, 2008
In the Vietnam War, for every 100 soldiers injured, 28 died. In the Iraq war, that number is only six. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Full story..... Nov 19, 2008 Part-time solution to military staff woes Nov 19, 2008 Diplomas at Last Nov 19, 2008 Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness Nov 19, 2008 Carolina Hill fundraiser is Nov. 21 Nov 19, 2008 Two views of what went wrong with the war in Iraq Nov 18, 2008 Family history quest should result in story Nov 18, 2008 Veterans’ service honored Nov 18, 2008 New Haven vigils call for peaceful end to wars overseas Nov 18, 2008 Fleming Island Veterans' Memorial Victimized Nov 18, 2008 Lecture will examine Chinas economic development (51) Nov 18, 2008 Baz Luhrmann's flair for the dramatic; Few have seen finished epic 'Australia'... Nov 17, 2008 Vietnam leader warned over rights Nov 17, 2008 Laos opens Vietnam War caves Nov 17, 2008 'I want my dad on American soil' Nov 17, 2008 FAIL TO THE CHIEFS Nov 16, 2008 What do you think of the election? Nov 16, 2008 LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 15, 2008 Nov 16, 2008 Chilean envoy recalls his radical roots Nov 16, 2008 Obituaries for Sunday, November 16, 2008 Nov 16, 2008 Flag Measure Fails by 1 Vote Nov 16, 2008 New DVD releases include 'WALL-E,' 'Tropic Thunder' Nov 16, 2008 Ayers steps back, defines relationship with Obama Nov 15, 2008 What was Bretton Woods? Nov 15, 2008 Family history quest should result in story Nov 15, 2008 Veterans Remembered for Sacrifice Nov 15, 2008 It's a History Lesson! Nov 15, 2008 Veterans’ service honored Nov 15, 2008 Local Veteran Honoring Veterans Nov 15, 2008 Veteran’s monument dedicated Nov 15, 2008 Today in the Cedar Valley Nov 15, 2008 Strong in times of conflict Nov 15, 2008 Full story..... Nov 15, 2008 Veterans honored at Veterans Day 8K Run and Family Walk Nov 15, 2008 Honor guard performs Nov 15, 2008 Chorus of goodwill for Vietnam vets' choir Nov 15, 2008 Click for Full Story Nov 15, 2008 Work begins on new Topsfield war memorial Nov 15, 2008 Election 2008 Nov 15, 2008 Letters to the editor (Nov. 7) Nov 15, 2008 On the Arizona Trail Nov 15, 2008 Dick Kosnick (left) and Ray Mentock unveil the new Blue Star memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in east Cody on Nov. 11. It’s the fifth Blue Star to be dedicated in Wyoming. The Cody Garden Club raised money for the memorial through Christ Episcopal Church. (Photo by Sara Loven) Nov 15, 2008 Hall: Freedom is not free Nov 15, 2008 Growing veteran population needs support Nov 15, 2008 Greatest generation meets the latest generation Nov 15, 2008 Family history quest should result in story Nov 14, 2008 Stanley unveils veterans memorial Nov 14, 2008 Hollywood scales back parties; Industrywide cutbacks hit holiday bashes... Nov 14, 2008 Veterans’ service honored Nov 14, 2008 News Analysis: NBC’s Chief White House correspondent speaks in Tucson Nov 14, 2008 Editor's Mailbag (Nov. 6) Nov 14, 2008 Full story..... Nov 14, 2008 Local vets share war stories with MHS students Nov 14, 2008 Honor guard performs Nov 14, 2008 In Durham, honoring old, forgotten and new veterans Nov 14, 2008 * Bretton Woods II: a chance to remake the global financial system Nov 14, 2008 Where are the war protesters? Nov 14, 2008 'Warhorses,' by Yusef Komunyakaa Nov 14, 2008 Vietnam to allow dual nationality Nov 14, 2008 Profile: John Mant Nov 14, 2008 McCain returns to campaign trail Nov 14, 2008 Laos opens Vietnam War caves Nov 14, 2008 Vietnam leader warned over rights Nov 14, 2008 The New Liberal Order Nov 14, 2008 Radical Bill Ayers Distances Himself From Obama Nov 14, 2008
Hendryx recalled two good friends and mentors, recently deceased and whom Hendryx said he still misses, World War II veteran Dan Garcia and Vietnam War veteran Jake Brisbin Jr. Hendryx spoke fondly of Garcia, whom he said taught me the value of work and an appreciation for some of the simpler things in life. Of Brisbin, Hendryx said, I never knew anyone so skillful at ironing out differences between opposing factions, whether it was cooling hot tempers in a bar or bringing opposing interests... (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Griffin: Election nights to remember Nov 19, 2008
That uncomfortable night in November 1972 meant a continuation of the Vietnam War, a conflict that had long proved disastrous for this country as well as for Southeast Asia. Like so many other Americans, I had demonstrated in many ways against the war. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
"The last time the ADF deployed artillery or tank units was during the Vietnam War ; Readiness levels and expertise would have to be carefully managed, but ; what could be more difficult is convincing some elements of the army that part of its traditional combined arms structure could be taken out of its full-time force.". The report says part-time forces are usually cheaper to recruit and retain than full-time soldiers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
She saw their eldest son, Al, a Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War, graduate at 60. She saw son Ron, who joined the Army and went to Korea in the late 1960s, graduate at 59. (Modesto Bee, CA)
It took 20 years to admit that Agent Orange, a defoliant used in the Vietnam war, caused illness, Binns said. "It's now coming up to 17 years on Gulf War illness," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
She used to do USO tours during the Vietnam War, and she s originally from North Carolina, where she sang in choirs. The two bands performing are the Porch Rockers and Basic Black. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
With many historical analogies, Fettweis explains how the United States can relegate Iraq to a historical footnote and resume its role as a respected country, the way it did after the Vietnam War. Galbraith lacks Fettweis's literary flare and takes a more straightforward approach to the subject. (Boston Globe)
He said they have records for the Civil War and Spanish American War, the Mexican Border War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and recent military conflicts. WI State Statute 45. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Tucci s enlistment came at the end of the Vietnam War, when protests abounded and the war was looked at as unpopular. Vietnam veterans, as unpopular as the war may have been, you come from the long line of successful American war fighters, Tucci said. (Sealy News, TX)
She is committed to making sure that the Iraq War encourages awareness in others, as the Vietnam War did in her. Salovitz also sees the vigils as a vehicle for spreading awareness, and the public response to this attempt to educate is one of more positive than negative energy. (Yale Herald, CT)
He said that the memorial was a tribute to a friend who died in combat during the Vietnam War. "There was a shipmate of mine by the name of Chuck Wilson," Agresti said. (News4Jax.com, FL)
He has been involved in the peace movement since the Vietnam War, and worked extensively on Central America issues during the 1980s. He is currently involved with U.S. Labor Against the War, and in local, state, and national peace coalitions. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
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Mr Triet is making the first visit to the US by a Vietnamese head of state since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Critics of his government had urged Mr Bush before the meeting to focus on Vietnam's poor human rights record. (Yahoo News -- Vietnam)
One of the most secret sites from the Vietnam War era is being opened to the world. The caves at Viengxay, in north-eastern Laos, once hosted the country's communist revolutionaries as they plotted the final US defeat in Indochina. (Yahoo News -- Vietnam)
The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office estimates that at least 1,700 service members are missing from the Vietnam War. Well over 8,000 are missing from the Korean War. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
It was the Vietnam War. It was a little matter of 60,000 fine Americans - many of them draftees, not volunteers - sent off to die for an irrelevant sliver of jungle on the shady pretext of a trumped-up, possibly fictitious attack in the Tonkin Gulf. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Thank You wrote on Nov 7, 2008 12:27 PM:" My fellow Americans: I want to thank my supporters, for your mindless support of me, despite my complete lack of any legislative achievement, my pastor's relations with Louis Farrakhan and Libyan dictator Moamar Quadafi, or my blatantly leftist voting record while I present myself as some sort of bi-partisan agent of change. (Thank you, too, for recognizing that my vast experience of 143 days in the Senate uniquely qualifies me to be your President.) I... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
However, I am certainly not proud of what most of our Vietnam War veterans did, at least after it became apparent a few years after it started how immoral it was ... sdraoul wrote on Nov 15, 2008 11:52 AM:DD is at it gain, he opposed John F. Kennedy's Vietnam War (as the Pentagon Papers proved) that he calls an unjust war and he brings forth his opposition to the Iraq War as also unjust ... If DD was honest he would condemn the Vietnam War's sponsor, John F. Kennedy, for sending Americans to die... (North County Times)
Muoz spent his years along Lake Ontario protesting the Vietnam War and organizing immigrant farm workers. He rushed back to Chile after finishing his degree, caught up in the political ferment unleashed in 1970, when Allende was elected. (International Herald Tribune)
Michael honorably served his country from 1962 to 1964 with the U.S. Army in Germany during the Vietnam War. He was employed for 38 years at Peerless Chain in Winona. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Unlike the flag burning in the late 1960s and early 1970s in opposition to the Vietnam War, recent episodes of flag desecration have been more half-witted than high-minded even amendment supporters acknowledged the work of hooligans, adolescents and, in one case, a man intent on changing his oil. The website for the Citizens Flag Alliance lists four incidents of flag desecration this year and about 50 in the last five years. (Yahoo News -- Civil Liberties)
Ben Stiller co-wrote, directed and stars with Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black in this action comedy about a gang of self-important actors whose Vietnam War shoot turns into real combat as they encounter a ruthless drug gang in the jungles of Asia. Stiller's unrated director's cut, with 14 minutes of additional footage, is available in a two-disc DVD set and in the Blu-ray release, while the R-rated theatrical version comes in a single-disc DVD. Among the extras on each release are two... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Ayers also defended his own actions during the Vietnam War. "Let's remember that what you call a violent past, that was at a time when thousands of people were being murdered by our government every month, and those of us who fought to end the war were actually on the right side," he said. (Boston Globe)
However, by the 1970s, the US currency was under pressure from a combination of factors, including the cost of the Vietnam war and the growing trade deficit. In 1971, the US under President Nixon unilaterally went off the gold standard and devalued the dollar, a move ratified by the Smithsonian Agreement later that year. (BBC News)
He said they have records for the Civil War and Spanish American War, the Mexican Border War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and recent military conflicts. WI State Statute 45. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
A year ago, medallions were handed out for Vietnam War veterans. A huge crowd was on hand for Tuesday's ceremony sponsored by Elks Lodge 2662, VFW Post 2180 and American Legion Post 122. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
The school has one book on the Vietnam War. The American Legion and VFW may be interested in a project to make sure all of the school libraries have histories of all of America's wars on their shelves. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Tucci s enlistment came at the end of the Vietnam War, when protests abounded and the war was looked at as unpopular. Vietnam veterans, as unpopular as the war may have been, you come from the long line of successful American war fighters, Tucci said. (Sealy News, TX)
Even as a veteran of the Vietnam War and Desert Storm, Joe Todd says if given the opportunity he would willingly go into battle for his country once more. I would serve again, I would probably go about some things differently, but I would definitely do it again, says Todd, who for the past several years has chronicled the experiences of hundreds of other veterans in full-page stories in the Examiner-Enterprise. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
The Wall of Heroes List the names of those who died in WWI, WWII, the Vietnam War, and the Middle East Conflicts, from the Madison area ... Vietnam War: 1 Lt. Raymond Horace James Jr., Lance Cpl. Roy Lee Moore, Spec 5. (Madison County Record, AL)
Details: Wartburg Players will reprise the Vietnam War era performances of Megan Terry s Viet Rock. Admission: Freewill donation. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Gene Roberts, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, said that he worked on building and repairing roads and bridges in the Southeast Asian country. He said that each morning when his unit was about to embark on building a road, "You had to see if the enemy had put any mines in the road overnight." "I lived like an animal for eight months," said Brookfield Police Chief Robin Montgomery, who was wounded twice and received two Purple Hearts while serving in the U.S. Marines during the... (Brookfield Journal, CT)
Hendryx recalled two good friends and mentors, recently deceased and whom Hendryx said he still misses, World War II veteran Dan Garcia and Vietnam War veteran Jake Brisbin Jr. Hendryx spoke fondly of Garcia, whom he said taught me the value of work and an appreciation for some of the simpler things in life. Of Brisbin, Hendryx said, I never knew anyone so skillful at ironing out differences between opposing factions, whether it was cooling hot tempers in a bar or bringing opposing interests... (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
The 88-foot long black granite wall commemorates 11 wars spanning four centuries including the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War and the current Global War on Terrorism. In the center of the wall is a 1961 quote by John F. Kennedy, Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe,... (Peoria Times, AZ)
In addition to remembering the service men and women who passed away, the ceremony honored the 25 or so veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm and the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. There were few dry eyes in the crowd as these men and women were honored for their service to their country. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
BEFORE he was conscripted during the Vietnam War, Francis Edwards had signed to a record label and had the same manager as the Bee Gees. When he came home, no one was interested any more. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
In 1969, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington against the Vietnam War. In 1988, the Soviet Union launched its first space shuttle, Buran, on an unmanned 3-1/2-hour flight. (KWTX.com, TX)
Planted firmly in the ground, the rock will be transformed into a memorial for Lieutenant John Lawson, the only Topsfield casualty from the Vietnam War. Main Street Foundation President Janet Kmetz said the installation of the boulder was the first phase of the project that will involve the construction of a walkway and benches in the area that has been the town s Civil War memorial for years. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
I spent four years in the U.S. Air Force, during the Vietnam war. When I think about how great our country is and then look at who may be elected as our next president of the United States, I become very concerned. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
I was born after the moon landing and was too young to remember the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. I did sense the repercussions, though, of an America which, perhaps for the first time, lost faith in its government. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
She calmed down when I reminded her of the light at the end of the tunnel being a common saying about the Vietnam War. Coming out of the culvert, we were supposed to turn east and walk 100 yards or so to a two-track road. (AZCentral -- Travel)
During the Vietnam War, Sgt. Bob Rush and Sgt. Gene Bethel served in the Army. I was in the infantry, and we marched and shot, marched and shot, Rush said. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Her son, Jimmy, was only 19 when he was lost in the Vietnam War. American Legion Commander Bill Cloud presented the history of Veterans Day. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
As a veteran of the Vietnam War, McCourry knows well the challenges veterans have faced in the past when they return home from service ... He hopes Vietnam War veterans who have healed can come to the aid of those veterans returning home today, and that the armed services would remove roadblocks to licensed professional counselors receiving military commissions to increase the number of mental health professionals in the armed forces. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Vietnam War Navy veteran Don Roe impressed Ford's second-graders by pointing out all the different countries he had traveled to on a globe. Even though it has been years since most of veterans served, that didn't stop some the old service rivalries from popping up. (Lebanon Express, OR)
He said they have records for the Civil War and Spanish American War, the Mexican Border War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and recent military conflicts. WI State Statute 45. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Post member Duayne Schunk said in the spring the monument will be painted red, white and blue, and three-quarter-inch marble plaques will be mounted commemorating the participation of veterans from Stanley in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War and Desert Storm. The names of any Stanley veterans killed in those wars will be placed on the plaques. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
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Tucci s enlistment came at the end of the Vietnam War, when protests abounded and the war was looked at as unpopular. Vietnam veterans, as unpopular as the war may have been, you come from the long line of successful American war fighters, Tucci said. (Sealy News, TX)
Circumventing the question somewhat, Gregory said, The country is less emotionally involved than it was during the Vietnam War. In his summation remarks, he said, Tuesday night was about us groundbreaking. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Albany Democrat Herald: Opinions. Last modified: Monday, November 10, 2008 10:34 AM PST. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Hendryx recalled two good friends and mentors, recently deceased and whom Hendryx said he still misses, World War II veteran Dan Garcia and Vietnam War veteran Jake Brisbin Jr. Hendryx spoke fondly of Garcia, whom he said taught me the value of work and an appreciation for some of the simpler things in life. Of Brisbin, Hendryx said, I never knew anyone so skillful at ironing out differences between opposing factions, whether it was cooling hot tempers in a bar or bringing opposing interests... (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
McCarthy, who works for the Department of Public Works, told students about how he s served in the armed forces since the Vietnam War era in 1971 and has lived a military career like his brother and his father before him. He had put in for retirement four years ago shortly before being called to train members of the new Iraqi army as part of a Special Forces unit. (Medford Transcript, MA)
In addition to remembering the service men and women who passed away, the ceremony honored the 25 or so veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm and the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. There were few dry eyes in the crowd as these men and women were honored for their service to their country. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Smith has welcomed veterans returning to Durham from many different wars over the years, including World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War ... This year, the ROTC inducted three UNH alumni: Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Burlage, an 83-year-old who served in World War II; Captain David L. Eastman, a 65-year-old who served in the Vietnam War; and Sergeant Frederick R. Kuehn, a 59-year-old who served in the Iraq War ... Burlage, who graduated from UNH in 1973, served in the Army Reserves... (The New Hampshire, NH)
When, in 1971, the Nixon administration was faced with the choice of increasing taxes to finance the Vietnam War or abandoning the Bretton Woods fixed-exchange-rate system that delivered predictability and less risk in international financial relationships, it had no hesitation. The markets would do the job instead and if other governments did not like the new risks, tough. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Why are they not filming at Dover Air Force base unloading caskets like they did during the Vietnam War. Where are the protesters other than the crazies saying our soldiers are going to hell for carrying out their duties. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
He served as a journalist during the Vietnam War, and his early poems fit the inverted pyramid form of newspaper articles: grabby ledes, matter-of-fact who-what-where, endings that can be cut without losing much. Strong openings are important, but so are big finishes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Many of them fled their homeland during and after the Vietnam war, which ended in 1975, often surviving harrowing journeys as boat people followed by years in crowded refugee camps to start new lives in about 100 countries. The VNA report said a strict single-nationality rule "no longer conforms to real-life, practical situations" and had led to many violations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
"I was too young for the Korean War and too old for the Vietnam War. I enjoyed the long post-war boom, the ups and downs, and the increases in house prices, all the good things that happened to the baby boomers ... but I'm less hated than the boomers. At least I can say I suffered during the Second World War. We couldn't get chocolate ice-cream!". Mant's interest in planning took root while studying law at the University of Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The ad questioned the national security expertise of Cleland, a triple-amputee Vietnam War veteran, and used images of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. At the time, McCain called the ad "worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible.". (USA Today)
One of the most secret sites from the Vietnam War era is being opened to the world. The caves at Viengxay, in north-eastern Laos, once hosted the country's communist revolutionaries as they plotted the final US defeat in Indochina. (Yahoo News -- Vietnam)
Mr Triet is making the first visit to the US by a Vietnamese head of state since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Critics of his government had urged Mr Bush before the meeting to focus on Vietnam's poor human rights record. (Yahoo News -- Vietnam)
The death and rebirth of American liberalism both began with flags On Aug. 28, 1968, 10,000 people gathered there to protest the Democratic Convention taking place a few blocks away, which was about to nominate Lyndon Johnson's Vice President, Hubert Humphrey, thus implicitly ratifying the hated Vietnam War. Chicago mayor Richard Daley had warned the protesters not to disrupt his city and denied them permits to assemble, but they came anyway. (Time.com)
The Weather Underground bombed the Capitol, the Pentagon, and the New York City Police Department to protest the Vietnam War. 2008 Newsmax. (Newsmax)
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