The original Rambo movie wasn’t necessarily deep, but it did remind us that soldiers like Rambo carried hidden wounds of war; it also highlighted a societal suspicion, whether just or unjust, of military veterans. The sheriff in “First Blood” has no respect for Rambo as a military “hero...
I enteredhigh schoolin the middle 60’s when the war in Vietnam was escalating at a rapid pace. Newspapers and magazines were plastered with photos and stories about our involvement in Vietnam. The top stories on the nightly world news were always about the war. Newsmen were often in the...
Stories See All Featured 7 Iconic Photos From the Vietnam War Era Gifted photographers and reporters captured images that conveyed the agony and violence of the Vietnam war, and the deep divisions it drove in American society. Read more
The website “Letters to Cicero” used stories, poems, anecdotes, photographs, and newspaper articles from this article in a series titled “Letter to Tacitus” that discusses the treatment of wartime dead. In October 2020, the producer of WNYC's Radiolab interviewed me regarding the strange and...
A Look Back at the Vietnam War on the 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon ‘Welcome home’ Vietnam veterans 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (1) 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (2) 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (3) 35th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (...
“The goal of the History and Education effort,” according to the site, “is to provide the American public with historically accurate materials and interactive experiences that will help Americans better understand and appreciate the service of our Vietnam War veterans and the history of U.S. ...
U.S. Navy Captain Hung Cao smiles while standing on the flight deck aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.Courtesy ofHung for VA/YouTube. Cao emphasizes the need for timely and quality healthcare, as well as support for mental health services to address the unique challenges veterans encounter...
11% percent of our beta testers are new to our games while the others are franchise veterans. People have asked why not just limit the access to veterans? We don’t want to change the game for that 11% but we want to know what were the biggest issues they had that they could not ...
. All rooms are accessed off of one of their lovely courtyards where you can enjoy some wonderful fall weather while spending some time swapping stories with friends. (If you are assigned a room on an upper floor, there are elevators.) You might even want to bring along a swimsuit and ...