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A My Lai a Month (www.thenation.com)

By the mid-1960s, the Mekong Delta, with its verdant paddies and canal-side hamlets, was the rice bowl of South Vietnam and home to nearly 6 million Vietnamese. It was also one of the most important... More

Tags: vietnam,my lai,mekong delta,south vietnam,us troops,war,vietnam war,civilians

Submitted 17 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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Nampa counselor helps local veterans (www.idahopress.com)

Standing before the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s, Phyllis Montgomery felt torn between comforting her 11-year-old daughter, who had lost her father to the war, and her newlywed... More

Tags: veterans,vietnam,vietnam war,iraq,iraq war,vietnam memorial,phyllis montgomery

Submitted 24 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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Four decades of pain: Rogers finally gains 'closure' (www.tradingmarkets.com)

Although history says the Vietnam War ended May 7, 1975, the struggle for many veterans continues to linger. Dave Rogers of Shannon City has been fighting that battle for more than 40... More

Tags: rogers,veteran,soldier,vietnam war,closure

Submitted 29 days ago by cdoherty on PTSD | 0 Comments |

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Vietnam veteran tells of ongoing battle with PTSD (www.ktar.com)

A Sun City man who fought in Vietnam is still in a battle -- every day he lives with post traumatic stress disorder. The closest most people get to combat is watching movies like "Saving Private... More

Tags: vietnam,vietnam war,veterans,ptsd,posttraumatic stress disorder,saving private ryan,movies,combat,combat veterans

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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"Is McCain a competent fellow?" (www.salon.com)

As the Republican nominee for president this year, John McCain is running as a maverick against Washington, but he and his family have long been part of Washington's military-political culture and... More

Tags: john mccain,tmc, 2008 presidential election,world war ii,vietnam war,tom brune,lbj

Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

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Project targets combat stress (www.tribune-democrat.com)

Thirty years ago, Dr. Burton Singerman was helping Vietnam veterans deal with divorce, alcoholism and homelessness and other devastating effects of combat stress. Now Singerman is leading Memorial... More

Tags: vietnam,vietnam war,vietnam veterans,dr burton singerman,alcoholism,divorce,warriors,combat stress,homelessness

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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Veterans in prison suffer (www.michigancitizen.com)

Anthony Jerome Austin, Sr. and his three veteran brothers have spent their lifetimes since the war in Vietnam suffering, deteriorating, and even dying from the effects of post-traumatic stress... More

Tags: vietnam,vietnam war,vietnam veterans,prison,ptsd,agent orange,mental health

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on PTSD | 0 Comments |

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