Vietnam
Fifty years ago, my father, an American war reporter, climbed over the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon and scrambled onto a chopper that took off from a roof in the mission. “My last view of Saigon was through the tail door of the helicopter,” he wrote in the Chicago Daily News. “Then the […]
CNN — As servicemen aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier dumped millions of dollars of military hardware into the South China Sea, the commander chose not to watch. Capt. Larry Chambers knew his order to push helicopters off the flight deck of . . .
Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, has asked President Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for at least 45 days so the two sides can avert a move that would devastate the Vietnamese economy and raise prices for American consumers. The 46 percent tariff rate the United States has said it will impose on Vietnam […]
The US Department of Defense Website has removed an article on a black recipient of the Medal of Honor. Major General Charles Rogers was awarded the country’s highest military decoration for his contribution in the Vietnam war. However, the article celebrating this medal is no longer accessible on the website. Rather, the webpage now shows […]
For many years, strife-torn Somalia has struggled with food insecurity and famine-like conditions. Ironically, the country’s alarming circumstances are reminiscent of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, when the US under the aegis of UN stepped in to arrest the spreading famine in one of the poorest countries but ended up losing two Black Hawk choppers and […]
The Vietnam War ended half a century ago, but American weapons from that era continue to kill people to this day. Unexploded bombs rained down by American troops are littered across large swaths of Vietnam and neighboring Cambodia and Laos. They have killed tens of thousands and maimed many more since the fighting ended. People […]
It is August 2022, and four Americans – all men in their 70s – disembark at a small airport outside Quy Nhon, a city of about half a million located on the south-central coast of Vietnam and the capital of the Binh Dinh province. With its lush landscapes and stunning tropical beaches, it is hard […]
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