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Tag: Viet Nam war

Medal of Honor awarded to one of the first Black U.S. Special Forces officers – Video included

One of the first Black military officers to lead an elite unit in combat received the nation’s highest award for … More

African American, Amna Nawa, bravery, Col.Paris Davis, Education, Geoff Bennett, heorism, history, honor, Medal of Honor, PBS Newshour, racism, truth, US Special Forces, valor, Viet Nam war

It’s Been 50 Years. I Am Not ‘Napalm Girl’ Anymore.

By Kim Phuc Phan Thi – 6 June 2022Ms. Phan Thi is the founder of the Kim Foundation International, which provides … More

Education, history, Kim Phuc Phan Thi, napalm, never forget, Nick Ut, pain, photography, shock, truth, Viet Nam war

  Fifty years on, Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize – winning photograph, “Napalm Girl,” still has the power to shock. But can a picture change the world?

You have to learn to take the bitter with the sour.—ADVICE GIVEN TO BILLY WILDER BY SAMUEL GOLDWYN BY ERROL MORRIS … More

Education, Errol Morris, eyewitness to history, NAPALM GIRL, Nick Ut, photography, Reality, Viet Nam war, violence

During the Vietnam War, the women who served on special Pan AM flights flew into a war zone to transport soldiers. Have they been forgotten?

So much history about this war is fading away. We hear how the coronavirus has killed more than those killed … More

compassion, Courage, history, life, Pan Am airlines, Politics, USA, Viet Nam war

Four Students Were Killed in Ohio. America Was Never the Same.

I know that talking about all this is like talking about the Crusades to Middle School students. Boring, not relevant, … More

equity, history, Kent State, Opinion, protests, Resistance, survival, truth, University of Notre Dame, USA, Viet Nam war
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