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Groundbreaking At Vietnam Veterans Education Center

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 01.28.2013 | DC
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WASHINGTON — Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta joined an effort Wednesday to build an education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memor...

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Vietnam Remembrance

Diana Nyad | Posted 01.16.2013 | Impact
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Diana Nyad

We are living the year of the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Vietnam War. And this week, we find ourselves at the 30th Anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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Thirteen Works: A 'Vietnam' Reading List to Change Your Perception

John M. Del Vecchio | Posted 01.10.2013 | Books
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John M. Del Vecchio

My criteria: Books which influenced my thoughts and writing; books which should still receive attention; and books which help to set the record straight or were part of the early record before the distortion.

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The Wall Between Us

Doug Bradley | Posted 08.27.2012 | Home
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Doug Bradley

Stephen H. Warner was killed in an ambush near the Laotian border on February 14, 1971. He didn't have to be there. He wasn't supposed to be killed.

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National Monument to Peace and Peacemakers

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 07.23.2012 | DC
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Warren J. Blumenfeld

The United States embodies a beautiful and noble concept, a vibrant idea, a vital and enduring vision. While we as a country may be involved in a process and a progression toward that vision, we have not yet attained and reached it. The country is, rather, still a work in process.

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Essential Tourist Traps, Part Six: The National Mall, Washington, DC

Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
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Eric Lurio

Take a look at the Lincoln memorial. When you are on the same level as the base of the statue, go right. There you will find a souvenir shop built right into the edifice. That's right, this makes it a tourist trap.

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It's Time to End This War

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Jim Wallis

The number of U.S. service members killed in June was the highest for one month since this now nine-year war began. It's time to end this war. Or should we just start building another Memorial wall?

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A Psychoanalytic Slant: On Disavowal, War and Remembrance

Dr. Prudence L. Gourguechon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Dr. Prudence L. Gourguechon

Lately, I have been thinking about disavowal in relation to war and remembrance, and the role effective remembering might play in mitigating our tenacious tendency to send our young people to war.

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World In Photos, July 8, 2009

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

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Vietnam Memorial Turns 25

Washington Post | Michael E. Ruane | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Thousands of graying Vietnam veterans, many clad in jungle boots and old fatigues, marched down Constitution Avenue yesterday to mark the 25th anniver...

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