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First Medal of Honor Recipient from Vietnam War Dies at 89

by Jonathan Lehrfeld1/26/20241/26/2024

Roger Donlon, the first American to receive a Medal of Honor for heroism during […]

Photo of refugees fleeing Seoul, heading south as Communist forces advance from the north during the Korean War in January 1951. ROK Air Force Col. Han Jin-Hwan’s family lost their possessions during the North Korean occupation of Seoul. He believed his country owed a debt to the U.S. for its assistance during the war.
Posted inInterview

His Father was Kidnapped By Communists. He Went To America’s Aid in the Vietnam War

by M.G. Haynes1/26/20241/26/2024

Republic of Korea veteran Han Jin-Hwan felt it was his duty to take part in the Vietnam War. He shares his story with Vietnam magazine.

A North Vietnamese poster from 1968 shows VC fighters “determined to beat the American enemy.” A shot-down U.S. pilot lies in the foreground while an American jet crashes in the distance.
Posted inPortfolio

During the Vietnam War, These Colorful Posters Aimed to Win Hearts and Minds

by Larry Porges1/3/20241/3/2024

How wartime posters from both North and South Vietnam used imagery to influence the Vietnamese people.

Posted inStories

The Complicated Vietnam War Legacy of Henry Kissinger

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher and Larry Porges11/30/202312/6/2023

Political strategist Henry Kissinger attracted controversy for his actions during the Vietnam War. The debate continues after his death at age 100.

Photo of Adelbert F. Waldron III with rifle.
Posted inStories

Meet the Highest-Scoring Sniper of the Vietnam War

by David T. Zabecki8/24/20238/30/2023

Adelbert Waldron III killed 109 enemies in Vietnam.

Photo of American forces on Chu Lai beach searching for a defensive position shortly after descending from the landing crafts aboard the USS Thomaston. Vietnam, June 1965.
Posted inFeature

In the First Major Offensive of the Vietnam War, Both Sides Claimed Victory. Who Actually Won?

by John Walker6/26/20236/26/2023

In Operation Starlite in 1965, U.S. Marines Battled A Formidable Viet Cong Regiment.

Posted inExclusive

Nixon’s Vietnam War Sabotage — A Secret Until 1994

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher6/14/20236/20/2023

If you had the opportunity to stop a war that had been raging for […]

Posted inStories

The 10 Best Vietnam War Movies Tell the Tales of Those Who Went Through Hell

by Jon Simkins3/29/20233/29/2023

Is your favorite in here? What did we get right—or wrong?

Posted inStories

Read a Letter From Ho Chi Minh to U.S. President Truman Before the Vietnam War Began

by Ho Chi Minh2/3/20232/3/2023

Ho Chi Minh hoped the Americans would join him to fight the French.

Posted inStories

Thousands of Hmong Fighters Died Fighting for the US in the Vietnam War. A New Memorial Will Honor Them.

by Larry Porges2/2/20232/2/2023

The National Lao-Hmong Memorial will commemorate tens of thousands of ethnic Hmong who fought alongside the U.S. during the “Secret War.”

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