BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — April 30 will mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured, bringing an end to the Vietnam War. As we approach the ...
At 7:53 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 1975, a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter ascended from the rooftop of the United States embassy in downtown Saigon carrying ten Marine Security Guards toward the ...
The Vietnam War is a highly controversial topic at the best of times. But during their many debates on the subject, Western historians rarely pause to consider how the conflict was seen through the ...
Fifty years after the last U.S. helicopters left Saigon, why America lost the Vietnam War is elusive. But can a tabletop ...
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The nation remembers the heroes who served our country in the Vietnam war, as we mark 50 years since its end. There’s a national monument in our nation’s capital that honors the ...
For many Americans, especially those born after the Vietnam War ended in 1975, images of that cataclysmic and controversial conflict were forged by Hollywood: "Apocalypse Now." "The Deer Hunter." ...
The Iowa Goldstar Military Museum is hosting its fourth annual Vietnam war living history event this weekend at Camp Dodge in Johnston. Museum curator Mike Vogt says they will have reenactors wearing ...