Now that about a third of the Vietnam-era veterans are still alive, Yarbrough said it’s important for both generations to discuss their concerns and work together.Ward also attributes other Vietnam War veterans in his life as those who have defined him as a person.“Without you, I wouldn...
The most profound discovery for many veterans has been the apparent lack of resentment by the Vietnamese for the destruction inflicted by the United States. Given the deep divisions the war caused in America, veterans have been impressed by how quickly the Vietnamese seem to have put it behin...
He is proud of it and he is still alive. Another of my uncles, Newell Jacobson, fought in the Battle of the Bulge as a liaison officer and was one of the few members of his group who survived that battle. Another of my uncles, Edward Sloan, was in the Marines and fought in ...
Meanwhile, a few survivors have had their names erroneously chiseled into the wall. As part of the wall’s 30th anniversary celebration in 2012, all 58,282 names were read aloud just prior to Veterans Day. As a National Memorial, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [...
Read books and articles about South Vietnam, speak to elders and veterans, and get as much knowledge and wisdom as you can from them while they are still with you. In the course of your research, learn to discern the real history from the leftist self-promoting, self-aggrandizing, and mo...
91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served. 74% say they would serve again, even knowing the outcome. Many Still Missing As of April 14, 2017, there are 1,611 Americans still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War across Vietnam (1,258), Laos(297), Cambodia(49), and Chin...
(34) In his book, To Heal a Nation, Joel Swerdlow wrote about the building of the 'Vietnam Veterans' Memorial' in Washington. The memorial contains the names of the 58,000 who died in the Vietnam War or are still missing. With more than 150,000 people in town for the dedication,...
But they still haven't taken them off the street. What do you think when the government helps other countries but fails to take care of the people here?It stinks. It's not just Vietnam veterans, there are other homeless people. There are kids starving to death. I believe in helping ...
War is obscene. I mean that in every sense of the word. Some veterans will tell you that you can’t know war if you haven’t served in one, if you haven’t seen combat. These are often the same guys who won’t tell you the truths that they know about war and who never think ...
As former veterans, both academics, from the University of New South Wales Canbera at the Australian Defence Force Academy, share a deep connection to Vietnam and its people. Mr. de Heer remembers one occasion in 1970 when he was approached by a Vietnamese man for help in seeking details...