CANBERRA, Australia — The Vietnamese government has lent Australia a white concrete crucifix built by Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War in memory of their fallen countrymen, a gesture that is ...
The jungles of Southeast Asia became the backdrop for one of the most brutal struggles of the Cold War, as democracy, communism, and nationalism collided in the long and bloody Vietnam War. Though ...
Australians who fought in Vietnam have been acknowledged at ceremonies around the nation to mark the 59th anniversary of the costliest battle of the contentious conflict. The end of the Vietnam War, ...
50 years later, my father and thousands of other veterans continue to face the hidden costs of war – while millions of Vietnamese live with its toxic legacy. In this photo from 1997, then-U.S. Sen.
The country is moving closer to a genuine reckoning with painful and politically sensitive realities about the war that pitted Vietnamese against each other. April 30 marked the 50th anniversary of ...
As a young man, Lon Holmberg was a staunch critic of the Vietnam War, even protesting America’s involvement in the conflict. But when Holmberg was called to duty via the military draft, despite his ...