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Mar 06

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50 years on, veterans find healing by returning to Vietnam to help

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U.S. veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War’s lethal remnants

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There are still ongoing lethal consequences of the Vietnam War that ended in 1975. Undetonated "bomblets," dropped by the U.S. military during the conflict, are killing and maiming people who discover them by accident. To help close a painful chapter…

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Oct 16

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Hearing echoes of Berkeley in student activism today

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In 1964, the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, became the first large-scale campus student movement in the country. The demonstrations set the stage for the anti-Vietnam War movement, the campaign for women’s equality and others. Special…

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Sep 15

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Thanks to exception, two Vietnam veterans receive the Medal of Honor

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Sep 15

Two Vietnam veterans receive the Medal of Honor

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President Barack Obama said Monday a grateful nation honors the acts of valor by two Vietnam War soldiers who risked their lives to protect fellow troops.

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Sep 12

Can Obama wage war on the Islamic State group without congressional approval?

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WASHINGTON — As a U.S. senator from Illinois running for the White House in 2007, Barack Obama sponsored a resolution to prohibit President George W. Bush’s administration from taking military action against Iran unless it was explicitly authorized by Congress.

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May 15

Vietnam War reenactors go full metal in the woods of Oregon

By Victoria Fleischer

Deep in the woods of western Oregon, a group of men trudges through mud and rain, wearing full army fatigues and using slang not overheard since the Nixon administration. The men are reenacting the Vietnam War and award-winning filmmakers Mike…

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May 14

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Viet Cong soldiers are captured during a Vietnam War reenactment in ‘In Country’

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May 14

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Adapting to life after war in documentary ‘In Country’

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American Vietnam Vet on re-enacting the war in ‘In Country’

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