May 14 Watch Viet Cong soldiers are captured during a Vietnam War reenactment in ‘In Country’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
May 14 Watch Adapting to life after war in documentary ‘In Country’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
May 14 Watch American Vietnam Vet on re-enacting the war in ‘In Country’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Mar 18 Obama awards Medal of Honor to 24 overlooked veterans By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Seeking to correct potential acts of bias spanning three wars, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to 24 Army veterans following a congressionally mandated review to ensure that eligible recipients were not bypassed due to prejudice. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch New Nixon Tapes Reveal Details of Meeting With Anti-War Activists Recently released audio recordings detail President Richard Nixon's surreal meeting with anti-Vietnam War protesters at the Lincoln Memorial one night more than four decades ago. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch ‘Heart of a Soldier’ Opera Chronicles Heroism, Love Amid Tragedy of 9/11 Rick Rescorla saved lives during the Vietnam War, and again on 9/11, but he lost his life as a result. His story, told in the book "Heart of a Soldier" by James Stewart, has been recast as an opera in… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch At Stanford, Debate Brews Over Reviving ROTC Program on Campus Decades after protests surrounding the Vietnam War, some private universities are taking another look at bringing back Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, but the idea is rekindling some decades-old disputes over military presence on campuses. Spencer Michels reports on how… Continue watching
Jul 14 Declassified Testimony Reveals Regrets in Senate Over Vietnam War Support The voices of senators expressing growing concerns about the Vietnam War more than four decades ago were brought to life Wednesday with the release of more than 1,000 pages of previously classified testimony and transcripts by the Foreign Relations Committee. Continue reading
Apr 30 A Return to Vietnam and Reflections on a Divisive War By Larisa Epatko This week marks 35 years since the end of the conflict in Vietnam. Throughout the week, we've talked to authors, a photographer who covered the war, and Vietnamese-Americans who recently returned to their country of birth. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Book Examines Vietnam War from Viet Cong’s Point of View On the 35th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Ray Suarez talks to retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. James Zumwalt about his new book on the Vietnam War, as seen through the eyes of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong veterans. Continue watching