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NEWS ABOUT: Vietnam veteran

Vietnam veteran stories: 17 news summaries
NEWSroom MELTDOWN

Editor Gets Punchy Over Article—Literally

'2nd worst story' ever pushes vet Post hand to violence

Nov 2, 09 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - An editorial dispute in the Washington Post newsroom devolved into fisticuffs last week. The item was for the Style section, a department long known for taking an anything-goes attitude toward its reporters. When the story crossed the desk of veteran editor Henry Allen—grumpy about his part-time work and... More »

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Washington Post • reporter • Vietnam veteran • editor • Marcus Brauchli • newspaper industry • fistfight • Henry Allen • Manuel Roig-Franzia

 Cleland Memoir 
 Recalls Horrors 
 of Vietnam, 
 Karl Rove 

Cleland describes how he survived grenades and Republican attack ads

Oct 6, 09 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Max Cleland may be a living symbol of dedication to country—the former Georgia senator lost both legs and an arm to a grenade in Vietnam—but that didn't stop Karl Rove's political machine from ending his political career with attacks on his patriotism. "There are plenty of reasons... More »

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terrorism • Karl Rove • Vietnam • homeland security • Georgia • Vietnam veteran • senator • Saxby Chambliss

 Reenactors Take 
 on Vietnam War 

Despite controversy, re-created conflict gets warm reception

Aug 18, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Revolutionary and Civil War reenactments are a familiar sight—but now, one of the most controversial wars in US history is in reruns, the AP reports. Houston, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania have all hosted Vietnam war reenactments. “We do it to honor these guys and to tell them, 'You weren't... More »

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veterans • Vietnam veteran • reenactment • Vietnam War • strange stuff

Soldier's Dad Flying Tattered Flag Until Son Comes Home

He resists calls to replace with new one

Aug 5, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California man who promised to fly the American flag until his son comes home from Iraq is getting a little heat—along with sympathy—for the tattered condition of Old Glory, reports Fox News. Louis Haros’ son, Paul, will be home this week after a tour—his second—that... More »

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California • US military • Vietnam veteran • Iraq war • American flag • American soldiers • AMVETS • Louis Haros

ANALYSIS

As McCain Shaped Book, Book Shaped McCain

Process of writing memoir recast Republican's political persona

Oct 13, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - As recently as 1998, John McCain told Esquire that being introduced as a “great war hero” was enough to “make your skin crawl.” Today, however, his POW experience is a pillar of his presidential campaign, a change David Kirkpatrick of the New York Times attributes to the... More »

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John McCain • Vietnam veteran • memoir • prisoner of war • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Mark Salter

OPINION

The Lessons
of War Are
What Counts

McCain's service not instant qualification, writes fellow vet Kerrey

Sep 1, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has made a major show of his military credentials, arguing that his Navy service and time as a POW qualify him to be commander in chief. But that service by itself doesn't qualify him, ex-Sen. Bob Kerrey, a fellow Vietnam vet, argues in the LA Times. "The... More »

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John McCain • Vietnam • Navy • Vietnam veteran • Bob Kerrey • Election 2008

McCain Wins Unlikely Support in Vietnam

Ruling class thinks former POW would increase trade

Aug 21, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has won admiration from an unlikely place: Vietnam, the nation he bombed 23 times during the war there. Including politicians, newspaper editors, and even his former captor, Vietnamese are voicing support for the candidate. The Republican pushed to restore ties with the country a decade ago, and many... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Vietnam • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • Election 2008 • Hanoi

Swift Boat Vets Want Their
Name Back

Vietnam servicemen bemoan association with Kerry attack ad

Jun 30, 08 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days, the phrase "Swift boat" has come to mean a vicious political attack of the kind suffered by John Kerry in the 2004 election. While the term has gained such currency that it's now used as a verb, one group is seriously miffed: the Navy veterans who, like... More »

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John Kerry • Navy • Swift Boat • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • US Navy • Swift Boating • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

New Zealand Says Sorry to Vietnam Vets

Protester-turned-PM: Treatment after return from war 'inadequate'

May 28, 08 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The government of New Zealand expressed regret today over its unfair and harsh treatment of Vietnam veterans upon their return, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Helen Clark, who protested the war as a student in the 1970s, made the apology before parliament to the 37 killed and 187 wounded as a... More »

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Vietnam • New Zealand • Vietnam veteran • Helen Clark

 Vietnam Vets in Hog Heaven 

Rolling Thunder roars into DC to honor vets

May 26, 08 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Harleys roared past Washington's Vietnam Veterans Memorial yesterday in what has become a Memorial Day weekend tradition: the "iron salute" of members of national veterans organization Rolling Thunder.  It's a festival of engines, leather, denim and patriotism, reports the Washington Post. More »

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White House • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • Harley Davidson • George W. Bush • Memorial Day • Vietnam Veterans Memorial • Fourth of July • Rolling Thunder • POW/MIA

 Busy Military Cemeteries
 Keep Customers Satisfied 

1,800 vets a day are dying

May 25, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - With veterans of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam dying at a record clip, US National Cemeteries are performing more than 100 burials a day—and often use assembly-line tactics to meet demand, AP reports. Despite the use of heavy machinery and the volume—1,800 veterans die... More »

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veterans • Department of Veterans Affairs • Vietnam veteran • Arlington National Cemetery • World War II • Korean War • National Cemeteries • National Cemetery Administration

 'Virtual Iraq'
 Helps Vets
 Face Stress 

Treatment drags soldiers back to moments of crisis

May 18, 08 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Therapists are plunging US war veterans back into the horrors of battle—as therapy. A virtual reality treatment is helping them cope with post-traumatic stress disorder by returning them to scarring events until their shock value wanes. "When the ground starts vibrating and you smell smoke and hear the... More »

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veterans • Vietnam veteran • virtual reality • therapy • PTSD • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans • cognitive behavioral therapy

John Murtha, War Critic,
Backs Clinton

Congressman says
Hillary has 'similar position' on Iraq

Mar 19, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Murtha, the Pennsylvania congressman who has become a leading critic of the Iraq war, is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, CQ Politics reports. “I know that Senator Clinton has a similar position that I have in regards to the war in Iraq,” Murtha said. While both he... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Murtha • Pennsylvania • troop withdrawal • Vietnam veteran • war authorization • endorsement • defense spending • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • Iraq war

 My Lai Massacre, 40 Years On  

Survivors, vets among 1,000 who gather in Vietnam to remember

Mar 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 1,000 people gathered in My Lai today to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the most brutal chapters in the Vietnam War, the AP reports. Forty years ago, American troops entered the small village in search of Vietcong guerrillas and, unprovoked, slaughtered more than 500 people—... More »

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Vietnam • war • massacre • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • anniversary • My Lai Massacre • Charlie Company

McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

Confident he'll win SC, dismisses claim he sold out fellow POWs

Jan 16, 08 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Citing "deceitful smear tactics" by "fringe elements," John McCain's campaign is on the offensive against a flier circulating in South Carolina attacking his war record—an echo of the attacks that derailed his 2000 candidacy. The flier, sent to some 80 newspaper editors, claims McCain betrayed his... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • veterans • South Carolina • POW • Michigan • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • South Carolina primary

25% of US Homeless
Are Vets

Many rocked by 'mental health toll' of service
in Iraq, Afghanistan

Nov 8, 07 3:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Though they constitute only 11% of the population, veterans make up 25% of homeless people in the US, according to a new study by The Alliance to End Homelessness. The problem is not limited to older vets—former soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are increasingly showing up at... More »

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Iraq • homeless • Department of Veterans Affairs • Vietnam veteran • Iraq veterans • Iraq war

Head of Veterans Affairs Quits

Secretary's short tenure long on scandals and other woes

Jul 17, 07 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The secretary of Veterans Affairs, the head of the second-biggest federal department, is stepping down and will be replaced by October 1, reports the Washington Post. For 2½ turbulent years, Jim Nicholson, a decorated Vietnam vet and former RNC chair, presided over a department beset by criticism and overwhelmed by... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • veterans • RNC • veterans' health care • US troops • Jim Nicholson • Department of Veterans Affairs • VA • Vietnam veteran • army hospitals • soldier • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • Iraq veterans • Iraq war

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