Thanksgiving in Saigon
How two Iowa boys celebrated Thanksgiving in Vietnam, not the typical scene for an American holiday
The Search for Billy Laney, the Guy on My POW Bracelet
How author Maggie Ruth learned the fate of the MIA on her POW bracelet, and changed her view of Vietnam veterans
Walt Sides Talks With Vietnam Magazine
Former Marine Walt Sides explains his views on the Vietnam War and social history
My War: Nancy Jurgevich – Captain, Women’s Army Corps
Captain Nancy Jurgevich was sent to Vietnam in 1968 to command a Women's Army Corps Detachment at Long Binh
Interview – David Ferriero, Vietnam Vet Who Is Now Our National Archivist
David Ferriero's tenure as National Archivist, a Vietnam vet appointed by President Obama in 2009, has seen the most massive document declassification effort in U.S. history
Interview – Everett Alvarez – A Vietnam POW for the Duration
A few hours after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964, Navy A4 pilot Everett Alvarez was shot down on a bombing mission near Hanoi, the first U.S. aviator taken captive during the Vietnam War
Extended Interview- Scholar Lien-Hang T. Nguyen: Hanoi’s Secrets
Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, author of Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam, gives insight into the war's final chapter, in this interview with Vietnam magazine about her life and her work
Interview – Jim Willbanks: Tet’s Truths, Myths and Mysteries
Military historian and author James Willbanks discusses how the 1968 Tet Offensive developed and changed the course of the Vietnam War and offers new understandings about the nature of intelligence.
My War – Ken McGwin
McGwin, a Navy 2nd class petty officer, was serving aboard Wesco the night it was attacked in the Mekong Delta, Nov. 1, 1968
My War – POW Jay Hess
Lt. Col. Jay Hess was shot down in an F-105, captured and held prisoner for nearly six years during the Vietnam War
Chuck Hagel Nomination: An Interview With Senator Hagel on His Vietnam Combat Experience and Vision for the War’s Commemoration
Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam veteran and former Nebraska senator, talks about his combat experience, serving alongside his brother Tom, and his recent selection to lead an advisory committee for the 50th anniversary events commemorating the Vietnam War
My War – Prof. Charles R. Carr
On his first helicopter assault, he jumped and ran the wrong way; his company was 30 ft. away, facing the other direction
Interview – Rep. Jeff Miller
The chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee discusses where we were militarily in the Vietnam War and where we're headed as a nation
My War – Painter James John Magner
As an artist, he understood that he would have to wade the rivers and face death to get beyond surface appearances
