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Thousands commemorate heroic Vietnam War rescues of 1975 in USS Midway event
Thousands of Vietnam War veterans and Vietnamese-Americans flooded the USS Midway’s flight deck Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end — and the daring rescues that came with it. The ...
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated.
Veterans reunite with ‘precious cargo’ 50 years after the Fall of Saigon
A California woman's quest to say thank you led to the colonel who ran her refugee camp and the aircraft maintainer who ...
The children of the Vietnam War’s ‘Operation Babylift’ have turned 50. A look at the lives they built.
Operation Babylift was an effort led by the American military to rescue babies from Vietnamese orphanages ahead of the fall ...
A South Side GI’s incredible sacrifice in a war that ended chaotically 50 years ago
The Vietnam War produced heroes including Chicagoan Milton Olive, but ultimately ended in a chaotic surrender and exit.
50 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam tweaks the story of its victory
The day the Vietnam War ended has become a high-profile celebration in Vietnam. But debates over the name of the April 30 ...