Key dates: March 15 : Last day order materials or support March 31:Last daywe will be able to support these events. Stay tuned, as we prepare to release ournewNational Vietnam War Veterans Dayposter in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, aplethora of resources ...
In the 14 intervening years between graduation and the opening of “The Wiz” I was busy earning two college degrees, serving six years in the United States Air Force during the height of the Vietnam War, then working as a news editor for the leading trade magazine in mass merchandizing, ...
These two powers competed for influence until 1863, when France took control of Cambodia. French Rule The French ruled Cambodia for a century but viewed it as a subsidiary of the more important colony of Vietnam. During World War II, the Japanese occupied Cambodia but left the Vichy ...
The Israeli insider also admitted that his country essentially took a page from the US’ playbook with this plan for Palestinian refugee relocation, referring to the so-called Strategic Hamlet Program from the Vietnam War era. Under the auspices of said program authorized by John F. Kennedy’s ...
She wrote another novel (Death Games (1976)), in which “a suicidal daughter pursues her father through the horrors of war-torn Vietnam, and finally, in the heat of the afternoon, she makes love to him, and as he comes he has a heart attack and dies.” In an early fictional ...
, water, wind, fire and wood. The mountains are picturesque on their own, but they are also home to countless caves, some of which house incredible Buddhist sanctuaries. Some caves contain Confucian or Buddhist shrines, and others were used as sanctuaries and hospitals during the Vietnam War....
In 1974 he was joined by Le Duc Tbo who refused toacceptthePeace Prizefor his work toendthe Vietnam War,saying‘peace hasnotyet been established.’ In 1935, German journalist Carl von Ossietzky – avocalcriticof Hitler- won the Peace Prize. This led Hitler to bar all Germans fromaccepti...
However, the kids had had enough of the place. Although eclipse day was forecast to be cloudy in Texas, we lucked out as the sky in Waco cleared minutes before the eclipse. Since the scenery was unremarkable, this time, I focussed on the dark circle in the sky, making close-up shots...
We have returned from our cruise down the Mekong in Cambodia and Vietnam then a week long recovery period at a lovely hotel. It was really interesting and fun. One of the more interesting excursions was visiting the facility that trains these big African rats how to sniff out the Cambodian...
On January 22, 1969, Operation Dewey Canyon, arguably the most successful high-mobility regimental-size action of the Vietnam War, began in the A Shau/Da Krong Valleys when the 9th Marines, commanded by Colonel Robert H. Barrow, and supporting artillery were lifted from Quang Tri. By mid-...