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Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
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John Musgrave is a Marine veteran who counsels active-duty soldiers and veterans.
America's top critics are unanimous in their praise for The Vietnam War. #VietnamWarPBS
On November 15, 1969, half a million gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest the war.
A Marine remembers being afraid when assigned a listening post at night.
President Kennedy dictates his rueful account of the 1963 Coup in Saigon.
A soldier describes the enormous high and enormous costs of combat.
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive.
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