A Vietnam veteran is an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The term has...
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U...
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Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) is an American tax-exempt non-profit organization and corporation founded in 1967 to oppose the United States policy...
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Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (VVA) is a national non-profit corporation founded in 1978 in the United States that is committed to serving the needs...
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There is a persistent myth or misconception that many Vietnam War veterans were spat on and vilified by antiwar protesters during the late 1960s and early...
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Apocalypse Now (1979). There were several broad stereotypes about American Vietnam veterans. One stereotype was thinly disguised versions of the real Lieutenant...
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The Vietnam Veterans is a French psychedelic band, hailing originally from Chalon-sur-Saône, a commune in eastern France. They released six full-length...
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of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was...
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Vietnam Veterans may refer to: The Vietnam Veterans, a French psychedelic musical group Vietnam veteran, a phrase used to describe someone who served...
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themselves were Vietnam veterans, as evidenced by the organization Vietnam Veterans Against the War. In April 1971, thousands of these veterans converged on...
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a Vietnam veteran would eventually accede to the presidency. Yet, in the chronology of "major conflicts" involving the United States, the Vietnam War...
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On April 23, 1971 Vietnam Veterans Against the War staged what was arguably "one of the most dramatic and influential events of the antiwar movement" as...
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Agent Orange (category Aftermath of the Vietnam War)
international group of veterans from the U.S. and its allies during the Vietnam War working with their former enemy—veterans from the Vietnam Veterans Association—established...
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Diane Carlson Evans (category Vietnam War nurses)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 1984, with the help of Minneapolis Sculptor Rodger M. Brodin, and Vietnam veterans Donna-Marie...
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The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), established in 1980, now the Veterans for America (VFA), is a Washington, D.C.-based international humanitarian...
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Leonard Matlovich (redirect from A Gay Vietnam Veteran)
Phillip Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) was an American Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and...
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the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978). His other Oscar nominations are for playing...
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Vietnam Veterans Plaza is an American memorial plaza in Manhattan, New York. It honors New York City citizens who served during the 20th-century Vietnam...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (Baltimore) along Baltimore's Hanover Street (Maryland Route 2) Vietnam Veterans Memorial...
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First Blood (category Films about veterans)
Ted Kotcheff and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who stars as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It also co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor Sam...
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National Vietnam War Veterans Day is observed annually on March 29 in the United States. It is a national observance that recognizes veterans who served...
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The Spitting Image (redirect from Spitting on soldiers during the Vietnam War)
The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Vietnam is a 1998 book by Vietnam veteran and sociology professor Jerry Lembcke. The book is an analysis...
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Soldier Investigation, sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), some of the testimonies of Vietnam veterans included the rape and murder of Vietnamese...
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Frederick Forsyth (redirect from The Veteran (book))
published in September 2003, about a Canadian billionaire who hires a Vietnam veteran to bring his grandson's killer to the US. The novel was adapted into...
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John O'Neill (political activist) (redirect from John O'Neill (Vietnam veteran))
John Ellis O'Neill is a Vietnam War veteran and lawyer who was the spokesman for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. O'Neill is from San Antonio, Texas. His...
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Swift Vets and POWs for Truth (redirect from Swift Boat Veterans for Bush)
Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT), was a political group (527 group) of United States Swift boat veterans; former prisoners of war of the Vietnam War, formed...
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estimated that approximately 610,000 Vietnam veterans are still alive, making them the second largest group of military veterans behind those of the war on terror...
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Stolen Valor (redirect from Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History)
Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History (1998) is a self-published book by B.G. Burkett, a Vietnam veteran, and Glenna...
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former Naval Intelligence officer and Vietnam veteran; Jan-Michael Vincent's character in Airwolf was a Vietnam veteran; Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr...
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the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for playing...
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