I am one among millions of people around the globe who protested the American war in Viet Nam. I am also one of perhaps 400 people from the United States who visited Viet Nam while the war still raged ...

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Robert Martin’s platoon was sent to check out an enemy bunker complex that had been hit with heavy airstrikes. He heard a coughing sound. “In this one bunker I found three ...

Cu Chi, Vietnam, Aug. 31, 1970: Spec. Cecil Bean of the 3rd Squadron; 4th Cavalry Regiment reads an Aug. 31, 1970, Pacific Stars and Stripes, Vietnam edition. The Texas state flag can be seen flying ...

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Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites. With morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an ...