Vietnam 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.

The Vietnam War produced some of the most classic films of the late 1970s and 1980s.

The 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.

War has long inspired artists and musicians.

If you wanted to find the Vietnam War in American television shows, you mostly had to wait until it was long over.

A memorial commemorating the Vietnam War will arrive in Callahan on Thursday. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, also known as “The Wall that Heals,” is a three-fifths scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Saturday will mark 50 years since the last United States troops left Vietnam, officially ending the war. On Friday, there was a special ceremony on the USS Orleck to honor those veterans.

Fish sauce is an indelible part of Vietnam's culture and essential for its vibrant cuisine.

A 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.

It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack.

If H.R. 8070 passes and becomes law, men and women will have to register for selective service in case the military ever executes the draft.

Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishment.

The Jacksonville National Cemetery hosted its annual ceremony to commend many for their courage and sacrifice in the Vietnam War.

They were a part of the most recent "Honor Flight" and many consider this one-day excursion "the trip of a lifetime."

Patrick 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.

Daniel Ellsberg’s decision to leak the Pentagon Papers made him an instant hero to opponents and a traitor in the eyes of the White House.

Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Day is commemorated every March 29 as a day to publicly honor the courage and sacrifice of the 3 million men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces who served in the Vietnam War.

An 83-year-old Vietnam veteran is at long last getting his due.

One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's top award for bravery on the battlefield.

Eden Kendall paid a visit to the Military Museum of North Florida. The Military Museum of North Florida honors ALL service men and women from EVERY branch of the service. There are pictures and displays of uniforms, weapons and equipment from each of our major conflicts. You can see what it must have been like to live on the western front in World War I. The equipment and photos from the Vietnam War show how far warfare had progressed since WWI. There are examples of vehicles from the Korean era through Vietnam and beyond. The museum has many special events including displays of military art like these from noted artist John Shaw. Among other events are our Military History Day, D-Day Commemoration, National Holidays and other memorable days in military history.

Harrison was awarded four Purple Hearts and four Bronze Stars for his service in Vietnam. Those are just a few of his service medals.

Vietnam veterans, current and former servicemen and women along with their families, are asked to gather at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Sunday, Nov. 14, to thank the men who served during the Vietnam War.

U.S. military planes have carried the last U.S. service members and diplomats from Kabul's airport, ending America's longest war.

Between World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and more recent conflicts, the fate of more than 81,700 American service members remains unknown.

Monday marks 34 years since an Iraqi missile attack in the Persian Gulf killed 37 sailors aboard the Mayport-based USS Stark.

Tran 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. Ad“That’s where lies the crime, the tragedy because with Agent Orange, it doesn’t stop.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Department of Veterans Affairs' new outpatient clinic in St. Johns County is expected to be named after Pvt. First Class Leo C. Chase Jr., the first man from St. Johns County to be killed in the Vietnam War. This new VA outpatient clinic located on County Road 207 at Deerfield Preserve Boulevard is expected to open before the end of the year. Chase was killed on Nov. 15, 1965, in the Ia Drang battle dramatized in the book and film, We Were Soldiers. “At 23 years old Private Chase was killed while serving with an Airmobile unit in Vietnam just five days before he would have gone home.

"And so I decided to use my celebrity to try to raise the sense of urgency, and I moved to Washington, and I'm going to get arrested every Friday." See below for an updated timeline of Fonda's arrests -- and the famous friends who have joined her in the important cause. Both stars were arrested at the protest, Fonda in her now-iconic red trench coat. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty ImagesOct. 11, 2019The first of the "Fire Drill Friday" protests where the actress was arrested. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesRELATED CONTENT:Jane Fonda and Ted Danson Arrested While Protesting in D.C.Jane Fonda Arrested on Capitol Hill for Climate Change ProtestWhy Jane Fonda Feels Bad For Megyn Kelly After Her Show's Cancellation

Sylvester Stallone dropped a new brutal trailer on Tuesday for Rambo: Last Blood that includes some glimpses of the badass Vietnam War veteran throughout his five-film tenure. "We're dealing with an expert," Trautman states, as viewers see glimpses of Rambo over the years combined with new snippets from Last Blood. "I finally came home," Rambo states in a voice-over. Rambo: Last Blood arrives in theaters on Sept. 20. RELATED CONTENT:'Rambo: Last Blood' Trailer: Sylvester Stallone's Iconic Character Is After VengeanceSylvester Stallone Dresses Like a Cowboy in First Photos From 'Rambo 5' SetSylvester Stallone and Jamie Foxx Sweetly Support Daughters at '47 Meters Down: Uncaged' Premiere

Drafted to serve his country in the Vietnam War, Russell Milberry arrived there two days before his 20th birthday and died five days later. - Drafted to serve his country in the Vietnam War, Russell Milberry arrived there two days before his 20th birthday and died five days later. This wasn't their idea of going to war and this was right in their own community," said Stambaugh. And it fulfills the longtime wish of Charlie Stambaugh one of his fellow comrades from the same small town. "He's with me every day and I get signs all the time and I know he's really happy about this."

DALLAS - When Bryan Knight was 5 years old, he said goodbye to his father at an airport in Dallas, Texas, just before he was sent off to the Vietnam War. A few months later, US Air Force Maj. Roy A. Knight, Jr., 36, went missing in action. Earlier this year, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency informed Knight that his father's remains had been found. On Thursday, Knight -- a pilot for Southwest -- flew his father's remains back to the place where he last saw him more than 50 years ago, Dallas Love Field Airport. The photos showed the honor guard waiting for and then carrying the casket, while the ground crew stood at attention.

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