President Biden laid a wreath at the John McCain Memorial in Hanoi, Vietnam. John McCain, who served in the U.S. Senate from 1987 until his death in August 2018, served in the Navy and in…
42 viewsThree former Vietnam War POWs appeared before a gathering of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to talk about their ordeal a half-century ago. The last of the American POWs returned from Vietnam…
573 viewsVirginia Lee Dornheggen recounted her time as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War. She described injuries she treated, the night the hospital came under fire, and the job’s impact on her…
1,535 viewsHillsdale College military history professor Mark Moyar talked about the second volume of his history of the Vietnam War, which covers the years 1965-1968. This event was held at the Nixon…
300 viewsHofstra University U.S. history professor Carolyn Eisenberg talked about the Vietnam War during the Nixon/Kissinger years. This virtual event was hosted by the Wilson Center in Washington,…
347 viewsTo mark the 50th anniversary of the return of American POW’s from Vietnam in 1973, author Alvin Townley talked about their harrowing experience and the work of the National League of…
773 viewsVietnam after the American war ended in 1973 was discussed by Columbia University historian Lien-Hang Nguyen, former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Raymond Burghardt, and former Washington Post…
340 viewsAuthors who have written acclaimed accounts of the Vietnam War talked about their work and lessons learned from the conflict. Speakers included writers Philip Caputo, Frances FitzGerald, and…
319 viewsVietnam War veterans and former U.S. Senators Chuck Hagel and Bob Kerrey were among those who looked back at the end of the conflict that divided the country. Former Vietnam War correspondent,…
545 viewsDaniel Weiss, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, talked about the life of poet and musician Michael O’Donnell, who went missing in action during the Vietnam War after the…
1,348 viewsThe Richard Nixon Foundation in Yorba Linda, California, hosted a virtual discussion on the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which were signed on January 27, 1973, in an effort…
179 viewsThis film by the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department documents a series of anti-Vietnam War actions by about 45,000 protesters in 1971. Blocking access to government buildings and disrupting traffic,…
1,932 viewsDouglas Kennedy of the U.S. Air Force Academy taught a class on Vietnam’s War’s “Operation Rolling Thunder” air campaign, which took place from 1965-68. He described goals of the campaign, such as…
1,925 viewsJoseph Galloway was a correspondent for United Press International during the Vietnam War. He described his time in the war zone including his first day in country. In 1998, Mr. Galloway received…
2,220 viewsVietnam War veterans and former U.S. Senators Chuck Hagel and Bob Kerrey were among those who looked back at the end of the conflict that divided the country. Former Vietnam War correspondent,…
535 viewsThis discussion about the end of the Vietnam War a half-century ago featured former war correspondents Jim Sterba and Elizabeth Becker, and author David Maraniss. This George Washington…
482 viewsSan Diego State University history professor Pierre Asselin talked about the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which led to the end of the Vietnam War.
704 viewsThis Veterans Day marks the 40thanniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It’s commonly known as the Wall -- for the nearly 60,000 names inscribed on the reflective black granite…
11 viewsProfessor Lisa Brady talked about how chemical agents were used during the Korean and Vietnam wars to destroy the landscape and infrastructure. She argued that during this time the U.S. military began…
1,192 viewsPresident Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to four soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War: Staff Sergeant Edward Kaneshiro (awarded posthumously), Specialist 5 Dwight Birdwell, Specialist 5…
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