Vietnam War

Military

NC Vets Share Wartime Photos And The Memories They Brought Home

8:20am November 11, 2019

A new book brings a fresh look at the Vietnam War through powerful images — a collection of photographs taken by the American soldiers who fought there — unearthed and brought together in this comp

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At a public forum at VietAID in Dorchester, Mass., Vietnamese immigrants learn more about changes to immigration policies under President Trump.

40 Years After The Vietnam War, Some Refugees Face Deportation Under Trump

11:33am March 04, 2019

by Shannon Dooling

The Trump administration is trying to convince Vietnam to repatriate some 7,000 Vietnamese immigrants with criminal convictions who have been in the United States for more than 30 years.

Joseph Walker, a U.S. Air Force veteran, was honored with a full military burial on Monday. After officials warned that he might be buried without anyone in attendance, a huge crowd responded.

National

After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas

5:37pm January 28, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Scores of people turned up for Joseph Walker's funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone attending.

Staff Sgt. Tom Frame, the author's father, stands at right in this 1968 snapshot from Vietnam.

National

'They Are My Men': A 50-Year Veterans Reunion Helped My Dad Process A Brutal Battle

5:24pm November 25, 2018

by Kara Frame

To mark five decades since his unit fought in the Battle of Ben Cui in Vietnam, NPR video producer Kara Frame's father got the guys together. It was more than a reunion; it was a way to heal.

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Jimmy Miller is one of thousands of children born out of relationships between American servicemen and Vietnamese women during the Vietnam War.

One Man's Mission To Bring Home 'Amerasians' Born During Vietnam War

4:41pm July 12, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

During the Vietnam War, tens of thousands of babies were born out of relationships between Vietnamese women and American servicemen. Many were left behind after the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.

Kelly Sadler, shown in March, is no longer employed as a special assistant to President Trump. Last month, after Sen. John McCain urged senators to vote against Gina Haspel's nomination to head the CIA, Sadler reportedly said, "It doesn't matter, he's dyi

Politics & Government

White House Official Who Reportedly Mocked 'Dying' John McCain Is Out Of A Job

9:52pm June 05, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Last month reports leaked that communications aide Kelly Sadler had disparaged John McCain for urging senators to vote against Gina Haspel's nomination as CIA director, saying "he's dying anyway."

How America's White Power Movement Coalesced After The Vietnam War

1:42pm April 25, 2018

by Terry Gross

Author Kathleen Belew says that as America's disparate racist groups came together in the 1970s and '80s, the movement's goal shifted from one of "vigilante activism" to something more wide-reaching.

Lan Cao, 53, with her daughter, Harlan, 12, at their StoryCorps interview in Westminster, Calif. in January 2015. During the interview, Lan tells her daughter about her experience during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam in 1968.

A Former Refugee Reflects On The Vietnam War And Starting Over In The U.S.

5:03am February 02, 2018

Lan Cao was sent to the U.S. as a teenager from Vietnam in 1975. At StoryCorps, she tells her daughter about watching the Tet Offensive play out in her city and about adjusting to life in America.

A photo taken in 2013 shows women in traditional dress holding framed portraits of the late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap as they line up to pay final respects to him at his residence in Hanoi.

World News

A Joke On Facebook Puts American Expatriate At Odds With Vietnam

3:47pm February 01, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Dan Hauer, who teaches English and is fluent in Vietnamese, had a wide following on social media for his language tips and cultural observations. Then he made a joke about a revered national hero.

A unit of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, rests alongside a battered wall of Hue's imperial palace after a battle for the citadel in February 1968, during the Tet Offensive.

National

Military Victory But Political Defeat: The Tet Offensive 50 Years Later

3:28pm January 29, 2018

by Tom Bowman

In 1968, when U.S. officials were claiming the Vietnam War was nearly won, North Vietnam and the Viet Cong launched a devastating attack during the Tet holiday. It was a turning point in the war.

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