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The obstacles that can interfere with PTSD healing
Read full article: The obstacles that can interfere with PTSD healingFinding a path to PTSD recovery also means understanding the obstacles that can get in the way of healing. Those obstacles can differ for people of different races and cultures.
Vietnam celebrates 50 years since warโs end with focus on peace and unity
Read full article: Vietnam celebrates 50 years since warโs end with focus on peace and unityVietnam has celebrated the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation 50 years ago with a military parade and a focus on a future of peace.
10 movies that defined the Vietnam War on the big screen
Read full article: 10 movies that defined the Vietnam War on the big screenThe Vietnam War cast a long shadow across not just one of the most fertile periods of American filmmaking, but has led filmmakers for the past half century to reckon with its complicated legacy.
โWe were called upon to serveโ: The ongoing search for 1,573 missing American service members from Vietnam War
Read full article: โWe were called upon to serveโ: The ongoing search for 1,573 missing American service members from Vietnam WarNearly 9 million Americans served in the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, with more than 2.5 million serving in Vietnam alone.
Vietnam veteran finds peace, now leads others back to battlefields for closure
Read full article: Vietnam veteran finds peace, now leads others back to battlefields for closureFor many Vietnam veterans, the memories of war never left. But for Ed โTexโ Stiteler, going back helped ease the pain โ and now heโs helping others do the same.
Vietnam War casts shadow over President Lyndon B. Johnsonโs legacy
Read full article: Vietnam War casts shadow over President Lyndon B. Johnsonโs legacyLyndon B. Johnson wanted his presidency to be focused on civil rights and his domestic programs started with the โGreat Societyโ โ but the shadow of Vietnam loomed over the White House. What LBJ did as a result shaped his legacy for many Americans.
From Saigon to San Antonio: A journey from Vietnam refugee to U.S. Air Force veteran
Read full article: From Saigon to San Antonio: A journey from Vietnam refugee to U.S. Air Force veteranThousands of Vietnam refugees found a new home in the United States following the war in Vietnam. One young girl, who fled Saigon as the city fell to the North, was inspired to join the United States Air Force when she was rescued.
10,000 women from the US served in Vietnam, few recognize their role
Read full article: 10,000 women from the US served in Vietnam, few recognize their roleWhen it comes to watching the Vietnam conflict play out on television shows and movies, we rarely see how women served the United States Armed Forces during this time. Itโs something not talked about enough.
50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio
Read full article: 50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San AntonioKSATโs special, "50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio," highlights how the war in Vietnam affected veterans in the Alamo City and South Texas. KSAT reached out to Vietnam veterans in San Antonio to share their experiences, hoping to educate younger generations and offer a glimpse into what they went through and why many would do it all over again.
WATCH: KSAT honors local Vietnam veteransโ legacy with โ50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonioโ
Read full article: WATCH: KSAT honors local Vietnam veteransโ legacy with โ50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San AntonioโFifty years is a long time. Memories fade, things are lost, history is forgotten. We did not want that to happen to the men and women from San Antonio who served in Vietnam.
Spriester Sessions: Refugee thanks US veterans for โlegacy that they left in Vietnamโ
Read full article: Spriester Sessions: Refugee thanks US veterans for โlegacy that they left in VietnamโTrinh Warner, a Vietnamese refugee, recounts her harrowing escape from Saigon during the fall of South Vietnam, an event that led to her separation from her grandmother who later died in a re-education camp. Her story is featured in KSATโs special "50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio."
PREVIEW: Local artist honors Vietnam veterans with mural in San Antonio
Read full article: PREVIEW: Local artist honors Vietnam veterans with mural in San AntonioA vibrant mural on the West Side captures the lasting impact of the Vietnam War on American culture, depicting powerful images of the conflict.
Takeaways from the AP's report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanup
Read full article: Takeaways from the AP's report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanupA multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed.
He is credited with one of history's most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it
Read full article: He is credited with one of history's most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took itIt's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War โ an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack.
VFW Post 76, local contractor rally to help Vietnam War veteran in need of a new roof
Read full article: VFW Post 76, local contractor rally to help Vietnam War veteran in need of a new roofA Vietnam War veteran and his wife are asking for help after medical bills and expensive home damages have piled up.
The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
Read full article: The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protestColleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishment.
Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74
Read full article: Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74Patrick Hamilton, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who covered civil wars in Central America as a photojournalist for The Associated Press,and later worked at Reuters covering the first Gulf War in Iraq, has died after a long struggle with cancer.
Like Daniel Ellsberg, others who leaked US government secrets have been seen as traitors and heroes
Read full article: Like Daniel Ellsberg, others who leaked US government secrets have been seen as traitors and heroesDaniel Ellsbergโs decision to leak the Pentagon Papers made him an instant hero to opponents and a traitor in the eyes of the White House.
US withdrawal from Vietnam 50 years ago an emotional milestone
Read full article: US withdrawal from Vietnam 50 years ago an emotional milestoneFifty years after the U.S.โs withdrawal from Vietnam, a book is being written about the heavy toll the war took on the Edgewood Independent School District.
โI visit Vietnam every dayโ: Vietnam veteran recounts his time at war
Read full article: โI visit Vietnam every dayโ: Vietnam veteran recounts his time at warAlmost 50 years ago today, the last American troops were pulled out of Vietnam, signaling the end of U.S. involvement in whatโs turned out to be one of the longest wars in history.
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Activists back French-Vietnamese woman's Agent Orange case
Read full article: Activists back French-Vietnamese woman's Agent Orange caseTran To Nga, a 78-year-old former journalist, attends a gathering in support of people exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, in Paris, Saturday Jan. 30, 2021. Activists gathered Saturday in Paris in support of people exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, after a French court examined a case opposing a French-Vietnamese woman to 14 companies that produced and sold the toxic chemical. U.S. forces used Agent Orange to defoliate Vietnamese jungles and to destroy Viet Cong crops during the war. Between 1962 and 1971, the U.S. military sprayed roughly 11 million gallons of the chemical agent across large swaths of southern Vietnam. AdโThatโs where lies the crime, the tragedy because with Agent Orange, it doesnโt stop.