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He was again referring to South Vietnam. When the war ended eight horrendous years later, mainstream opinion was divided between those who described the war as a “noble cause” that could have been won with more dedication, and at the opposite extreme,...
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“This is our bank, we bailed you out!” Thinking back to Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s protest of the Vietnam War, she decided to transfer their bed-in method to a public space. Washington Square closes at midnight, so the protesters won’t be sleeping...
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In this photo taken Feb. 4, 2012, Nguyen Thi Thuong stands by the ruins of her house in Tien Lang District, northern city of Haiphong, Vietnam. On Jan. 5, Thuong returned home from dropping her kids off at school to find a mob of armed police in riot... View Photo »
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Muhammad Ali inspired me - from when I was a young boy growing up - he motivated me to chase my dreams inside and out of the ring. I admired the fact that he was concerned about people, enough to oppose the war in Vietnam and young men going there to fight. He is a religious man and he captured my atten...
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Esper taught at WVU after retiring from a 42-year career with the AP, much of it as a war correspondent. He refused to leave his post at the end of the Vietnam War, staying behind to cover the fall of Saigon. Dean Maryanne Reed said the fund pays...
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The George Esper International Study Enhancement Fund will support students participating in either study abroad or a faculty-led international trip. Esper taught at WVU after retiring from a 42-year career with the AP, much of it as a war correspondent.
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CORRECTS TO MEDAL OF HONOR - Former U.S. Navy SEAL and Vietnam War veteran Michael Thornton sports a Medal of Honor as he attends a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Greer, S.C. View Photo »
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Martin Luther King recognized the connection between social ills and the money being spent on the Vietnam War
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"Then I have to say do I then change my values and agree with him, or do I say, well, maybe there isn't room for me in this country any more." At another point he drew a comparison with American draft dodgers. "Look at the Americans who fled to Canada...
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Did you know: In 1972 Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman to run for the US presidency.
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Elected (1968) to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat, Chisholm became the first black woman to serve in that body. She quickly gained national attention as a vocal critic of the war in Vietnam and the House seniority system and as an...
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The Vietnam War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other nations. Full Article
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South Korean Vietnam War veterans shout slogans during a rally to denounce a Chinese fisherman, who killed a South Korea Coast Guard officer when a boat was stopped for suspected illegal fishing in South Korean waters, near Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. ...
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 11: Richard Carlisle, a veteran of the Vietnam War, salutes during the playing of the national anthem with his dog Checkers during Veterans Day ceremonies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial November 11, 2011 in Washington, DC. Veterans Day in the United States...
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An officer is reflected on the bugler Vietnam War Memorial during a ceremony for Veterans Day on November 11, 2011, in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama on Friday told the conflict-weary US public that looming withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq and Moamer Kadhafi's ouster in...
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Vietnam War veteran Bob Blackwell (L) serves beef as he smiles during a free lunch for veterans event at the Factory Merchant Mall in Branson, Missouri November 9, 2011. The entertainment-centered town of 6,000 in the Ozarks caters to veterans in the days leading up to Veteran's Day on...
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Vietnam War veteran William Verbrugge laughs with a friend while eating a free lunch offered to veterans at the Factory Merchant Mall in Branson, Missouri November 9, 2011. The entertainment-centered town of 6,000 in the Ozarks caters to veterans in the days leading up to Veteran's Day...
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Tony Spahn, a Vietnam War veteran with the U.S. Army, greets veterans who came for a free lunch in Branson, Missouri November 9, 2011. The entertainment-centered town of 6,000 in the Ozarks caters to veterans in the days leading up to Veteran's Day on November 11.
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Vietnam War veteran Ed Glawson (L), who served 29 years with the U.S. Air Force and then in the U.S. Army, talks with his brother-in-law Wilfred Kempker, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, at the "Day Room" at the Factory Merchant Mall in Branson, Missouri November 9, 2011. The...
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Amos Cortez, who fought in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army in 1966, reacts as he finds the name of one of his five high school friends that were killed in the war, on a travelling version of the Vietnam Memorial at the Welk Resort Theater in Branson, Missouri November 9, 2011. The...
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In this undated image released by History, Vietnam war veterans, Ken Carlstrom, left, and Sonny Silva select footage for the documentary "Vietnam in HD," which airs for six hours over three nights on History starting Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Carlstrom and Silva helped producers comb...
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 27: Vietnam War veteran David Jackson of Washington, DC, sets up a chair in front of his tent in Freedom Plaza during the Stop the Machine occupation of the space on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the U.S. Capitol October 27, 2011 in...
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Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang (L) chats with Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung after paying homage in front of a monument honouring fallen sailors of the 125 Naval Transport Brigade, also known as the No Number Naval Ships, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of its establishment...
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The HQ671 naval ship anchors at a river in Vietnam's northern port city of Hai Phong October 21, 2011. The ship was produced in 1962 and is still in use today. It was also a member of the 125 Naval Transport Brigade, also known as the No Number Naval Ships. Established during the...
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Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang (R) is guided by Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung as he visits the K15 port for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of 125 Naval Transport Brigade, also known as the No Number Naval Ships, on Hon Dau island in Vietnam's northern port city...
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Vietnam's top leaders follow soldiers carrying wreaths as they pay their homage to honour the fallen sailors of the 125 Naval Transport Brigade, also know as the No Number Naval Ships during the 50th anniversary celebrations of its establishment in Hon Dau island in Vietnam's northern...
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Protester Brian Conrad, who says he participated in Vietnam War protest in the 60's, flashes a peach sign for the camera at the Occupy Portland camp in Portland, Ore. , Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. The camp is one of many held across the country in support of the ongoing demonstration in...
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JERSEY CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 06: Jaime Vazquez, a Vietnam war veteran, chants during an 'Occupy NJ' protest outside the Goldman Sachs building at 30 Hudson Street October 6, 2011 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The protestors marched approximately a quarter of a mile along the waterfront...
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Vietnam War veteran and new citizen Festus Cohill (L), 64, hugs his friend John McCarthy after a naturalization ceremony for 18 immigrants from 16 countries at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum on September 20, 2011 in New York City. The ceremony was a...
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Vietnam War veteran Festus Cohill (R) and 17 other immigrants from 16 countries look on during a naturalization ceremony as they become United States citizens at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum on September 20, 2011 in New York City. The ceremony was a...
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A Vietnam war veteran leans against a fence at ground zero in New York, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011.
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The new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear attends his first press briefing in Hanoi September 9, 2011. Shear arrived in Hanoi on August 20 to take office as the fifth ambassador to Vietnam since the normalisation relations in 1995 between two former foes of the Vietnam War which...
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The new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear sits in front of the U.S. flag and Vietnamese flag as he attends his first press briefing in Hanoi September 9, 2011. Shear arrived in Hanoi on August 20 to take office as the fifth ambassador to Vietnam since the normalisation relations in...
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In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 photo, Vietnam War veteran and Faulkner University student Alan Moore, 61, tosses a football during college football practice in Montgomery, Ala. Moore, 61, is trying out to be a place kicker for the team.
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In this photo taken Tuesday Aug. 31, 2011, Vietnam War veteran and Faulkner University student Alan Moore, left, cuts up with the other kickers Faulkner University football team in Montgomery, Ala. Moore, 61, is trying out to be a place kicker for the college football team.
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CORRECTS TO MEDAL OF HONOR - Former U.S. Navy SEAL and Vietnam War veteran Michael Thornton sports a Medal of Honor as he attends a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Greer, S.C.
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South Korean Vietnam War veterans shout slogans during a rally to denounce a Chinese fisherman, who killed a South Korea Coast Guard officer when a boat was stopped for suspected illegal fishing in South Korean waters, near Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. ...
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