Vietnam War

Roberta Vincent with her son, Robert Howard II, at their StoryCorps interview in Hartford, Conn.

A Trip To Vietnam Helped This Son Make Peace With His Dad's Death

5:10am May 19, 2017

Robert Howard II grew up in Norwich, Conn., in the shadow of his father — a larger-than-life character in town — who fought in Vietnam, and was killed in action there in 1969.

Remembering Lt. Gen. Harold Moore, Heroic Vietnam War Commander

1:27pm February 15, 2017

Moore, who died Friday, was seen as a hero for his role in the first major land battle in Vietnam. He later co-authored the book, We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young. Originally broadcast in 1992.

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Laotian Gen. Vang Pao, seen here calling in air strikes against suspected Communist positions from the Long Cheng Command Post in January 1972, led an army of Hmong tribesmen to fight against Communist insurgents backed by the North Vietnamese. A CIA-led

How The U.S. War In Laos Was Key To The 'Birth Of A Military CIA'

2:57pm January 30, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

A new book by Joshua Kurlantzick examines how the U.S. involvement in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s transformed the CIA from an intelligence-gathering organization into a war-fighting one.

Duery Felton, at the National Park Service Museum Resource Center in 2012, where the artifacts collected at the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are cataloged and stored.

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Watcher At The Wall: One Veteran Finds A Lifeline In All That's Left Behind

8:42am November 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

Since the Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened, visitors have left hundreds of thousands of items there. Meet the veteran who collects and catalogs them — and finds in them a chance to salvage the past.

Army Specialist Jim McGough with members of his unit in 1971. Then 19, he was photographed by a columnist from The Des Moines Register.

Name Of A Vietnam Veteran Killed By Hepatitis C Added To 'The Wall'

6:30am November 12, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Members of the military are more than twice as likely to have hepatitis C as the general public. For many, including Jim McGough, the virus takes its final toll decades after they are first infected.

Tom Frame, an Army staff sergeant in Vietnam, has battled post-traumatic stress ever since the war, as have many of his fellow soldiers.

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A Daughter Explores Her Father's PTSD, From Vietnam Until Today

2:56pm November 11, 2016

by Kara Frame

NPR's Kara Frame traces her father's PTSD, and those of his Army comrades, back to a terrible battle in Vietnam. In a short documentary film, she also explores the impact it's had on their families.

Trinh Thi Ngo, known to GIs as "Hanoi Hannah" during the Vietnam War, in 2015.

'Hanoi Hannah,' Whose Broadcasts Taunted And Entertained American GIs, Dies

1:13pm October 06, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Trinh Thi Ngo was one of North Vietnam's most recognizable radio voices, broadcasting propaganda in English to U.S. service members during the Vietnam War.

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President Obama presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Lt. Col. Charles Kettles for bravery during the Vietnam War. Obama said acknowledging Kettles was a gift for the nation following

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Obama: Medal Of Honor Recipient Offers Needed Inspiration

4:04pm July 18, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

The president described Lt. Col. Charles Kettles as reminder of "goodness and decency" after a "tough couple of weeks." Kettles is credited in saving 44 lives during the Vietnam War.

The director Michael Cimino in Italy during the '70s.

Michael Cimino, Director Of 'The Deer Hunter,' Dies At 77

1:54pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Cimino received broad critical acclaim for the 1978 Vietnam War epic The Deer Hunter, which won five Oscars. He followed it up with Heaven's Gate, one of the most famous flops in film history.

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Remembering Michael Herr, Whose 'Dispatches' Brought The War In Vietnam Home

1:56pm June 28, 2016

Herr's 1977 book, Dispatches, was based on his time covering the Vietnam War. He also contributed to the films Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket. Herr died last week. Originally broadcast in 1990.

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