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Michel Martin's father was a New York City firefighter in 1968, when race riots erupted in neighborhoods across the city and country. His memorial card sits on his dented helmet from those years.

National

Looting And Rioting? First Responders Remember 1968

3:24pm April 30, 2015

by Michel Martin

Some first responders are dealing with looting and burning in Baltimore for the first time. But Michel Martin asks whether there's a familiarity for those who were on duty during the riots in 1968.

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Jan Scruggs gazes up at the names of fellow military service members inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Founder: Monument Almost Never Got Built

11:07am April 30, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

Jan Scruggs commemorates the 40th anniversary of the end to the Vietnam War with a walk along the memorial he pioneered building.

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World News

Vietnam Native Who Fled Country During War Returns Home

7:05pm April 29, 2015

For the series on Vietnam, tomorrow NPR visits Nguyen Qui Duc, who fled the country before the communist takeover in 1975. He now lives in Hanoi and says he feels more at home than ever.

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U.S. Army Veterans, Survivors To Mark 70th Anniversary Of Dachau Liberation

7:05pm April 29, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The Nazi concentration camp at at Dachau was liberated by U.S. troops 70 years ago Wednesday. Survivors and U.S. Army veterans are gathering at the camp in Germany for a commemoration this weekend.

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Nazi Summer Camps In 1930s America?

5:56pm April 29, 2015

by Linton Weeks

In the 1930s, the Nazi movement was on the rise in Europe — and at summer camps for kids in the United States.

Virtual Readings For Baltimore's Freddie Gray

1:55pm April 29, 2015

by Kat Chow

Here are some words from novelists, poets and rappers that folks are sharing on social media to make sense of what's going on in Baltimore.

Since 2004, Elaine Zimmer Davis has been on a quest to locate and bring home the remains of her first husband, Marine Capt. Jerry Zimmer, who went missing after a fiery plane crash during the Vietnam War.

40 Years After The Vietnam War, Families Still Search For Answers

11:25am April 29, 2015

by Susan Murphy

Elaine Zimmer Davis' husband went missing after a fiery plane crash in Vietnam when their son was 2 years old. Now, she and her son — and her new husband — are on a quest to bring home his remains.

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Children aboard this World Airways DC-8 jet were evacuated from Vietnam on April 2, 1975, shortly before the fall of Saigon and just two days before the first official Operation Babylift flight. Among the children was Thanh Jeff Ghar (center, lying by a w

Flight Attendant On Saigon Evacuation: You Wanted 'To Help Every Child'

6:44am April 29, 2015

by Patricia Murphy

Days before the fall of Saigon, a plane left Vietnam with 57 children on board. The program intended to bring orphans to the U.S. was controversial, but two who were there say it was right.

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Bryan Burrough's other books include Barbarians at the Gate, The Big Rich and Public Enemies.

Explosive Protests: U.S. Bombings During 'Days Of Rage'

2:32pm April 28, 2015

by NPR Staff

In the '70s, bombings by American protesters were regular occurrences. Bryan Burrough's new book tracks down the underground radicals behind such attacks — which he calls "exploding press releases."

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Boston on Monday.

The Past Haunts The Present For Japan's Shinzo Abe

2:18pm April 28, 2015

by Elise Hu

As Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to strengthen ties with America, he's facing tense times in his own neighborhood, mainly because of his views on World War II.

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