This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

People flee Saigon April 1975 with the help of the U.S. military. American involvement in the Vietnam War came to an end when troops from communist North Vietnam invaded Saigon, the capital of the ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. When President Lyndon Johnson sent the first U.S.

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Vietnam veteran Caputo (A Rumor of War) pulls no punches in this portrait of the Vietnam War. In his introduction, Caputo movingly depicts the war's impact on him ...

Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War. Vietnam ...

History of Vietnam War as told by veterans of the U.S. Army Manchus who served in country 1966-70. A history of America’s involvement in Vietnam through the lens of the men who served in the U.S. Army ...

Publication, 1st Cavalry Division Association. Interim Report of Operations, First Cavalry Division, July 1965 to December 1966, 22030101001. Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. ca. 1967, ...

In November, during Vietnamese President Luong Cuong’s visit to Chile, a member of his security detail, Lai Dac Tuan, was arrested on accusations of sexual assault. A Chilean judge ordered him to ...