This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

To pick up from the end of my collaborator’s dive into the history of activism on campus against the Vietnam War, it’s time to go further and answer the next question: What should we make of ...

Only a handful of Vietnam War movies have won Best Picture at the Oscars, including Platoon and The Deer Hunter, but which is ...

The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial conflicts in history, one that divided the nation on moral and political ...

April 30 marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, and the end of a war that has profoundly shaped Vietnam and its place in the world. Today’s Vietnam is a world away from 1975; it is a young ...

For decades, Ha Toung kept quiet about his experience in Southeast Asia. Toung, a former officer of the Army of the Republic ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** In May 1968, 1st/Lt. Robin ...

Steve Kwasiborski singlehandedly brought in more than $100,000 for the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which debuted ...

Armed with a three-and-a-half-foot-long bamboo stick with a slit cut on one end, a 14-inch World War II Japanese bayonet, and a silenced .38 Special revolver pistol, Nicholas “Nick” Sanza was deep ...

Vietnam War veteran and former Fort McCoy Supervisory Public Safety Dispatcher Alan Blencoe’s Army uniform was officially placed in a display case March 6 in his remembrance by his wife Kathy and Fort ...

Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty performs in 2007 in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Alcohol abuse during the Vietnam War was a significant problem for Australian troops who were supplied with the equivalent of more than five cans of beer per soldier per day ...