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9 Key Moments From the Vietnam War
In observance of the coming 50th anniversary of its conclusion, here are nine key moments that defined the Vietnam War.
50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and ...
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These Forgotten American “Doughboys” Fought for the British in WWI
The doughboys hated British chow (not to mention drinking tea instead of coffee). They got along better with the Australians, ...
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A New View of the Battle of Gallipoli, One of the Bloodiest Conflicts of World War I
the great-grandson of a soldier who fought at Gallipoli and founder of a war museum in the village of Buyuk Anafarta. His museum displays British badges, canvas satchels, wheelbarrows, French sun ...
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With Yemen Attack, US Continues Long History of Deliberately Bombing Hospitals
In repeatedly targeting and destroying a cancer center in Yemen, the United States has carried on a long pattern of bombing ...
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Why tourists are flocking to Vietnam’s battlefields, 50 years on from the war
The end of French Indochina meant ... exhibits focus on American war crimes and atrocities like the My Lai massacre and the devastating effects of Agent Orange, a defoliant widely used during the war.
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A Dream of a White Mustang
When President Gerald Ford signed the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance ... But the refugees brought with them the horrors of the war. Their past was erased, their homeland lost. “For the ...
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Soldier becomes first woman to compete in Best Ranger Competition
A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall.
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Unsung Heroes of World War I Bring Together Chinese and Europeans
Chinese state institutions are bypassing Marxist-Leninist historiography to embrace transnational narratives of World War I ...
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Ft. Benning soldier becomes the first woman to compete in the grueling Army Ranger contest
A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall.