On Nov. 11, 1993, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial was dedicated. The ceremony drew thousands of people, including many women veterans. Its proximity to the Wall and the Three Servicemen statue stands as ...
The November air was brisk, and the fall leaves a splendor of colors the day a new statue was unveiled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 1993. Three uniformed women – emblazoned in bronze – ...
HO CHI MINH CITY — Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and ...
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. Fifty years ago, two-year-old Phan ...
The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The fall of the city marked the end of the South Vietnamese government and ...