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The depiction of the Vietnam War in popular culture just isn’t for Terry Coons. He lived it, as a member of the Army’s 23 rd Infantry Division in 1969 and 1970. This memory from those 13 ...
The event is sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter # 203, Hamilton County Government, the Chief John Ross Chapter, NSDAR and the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
South Vietnam, July 30, 1969: President Richard Nixon chats with men of 3rd Squadron, 17th Infantry Cavalry on their helicopter airfield at Di An, base camp of the 1st Infantry Division.
James M. Stanish combines a soldier’s eye with an historian’s purpose. His book, Images from Vietnam 1969, preserves a powerful visual record of war unfiltered, unforgettable, and deeply human.
America’s involvement in Vietnam ended on this day 50 years ago. Lest we forget those who fought there. Ron Kurtz lives in Monroe. He served in the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam 1969-70.
Twitter led a Chicago-area family to Vietnam Marine Sylvester Bracey's 1969 reflections on race in the documentary "The Black G.I." ...
In June 1969, LIFE magazine published a feature that remains as moving and, in some quarters, as controversial as it was when it intensified a nation’s soul-searching 45 years ago. On the cover ...
A trip with the 11th Armored Cavalry in 1969 brings back images of the war from that year that have never been seen before. In his strong new book, James Stanish takes readers through the heart of ...
The funny thing? Michael Yalango wasn’t even all that much of a Mets fan. He’d grown up with the Brooklyn Dodgers as a kid on Staten Island, but that ride had ended 12 years earlier when they ...
A trip with the 11th Armored Cavalry in 1969 brings back images of the war from that year that have never been seen before. In his strong new book, J ...