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Three My Lai Heroes Honored (1998)

Posted on March 7, 2011 | Leave a comment
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On this day in 1998 the Army honored three Americans who risked their lives and turned their weapons on fellow soldiers to stop the slaughter of Vietnamese villagers at My Lai in 1968… More>>

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Posted in Asia, History, Sunday Almanac, US Military, Vietnam, War

Tagged Glenn Andreotta, Hugh Thompson, My Lai Massacre, Opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, Veterans

Vietnam: The Final Statistics

Posted on February 19, 2011 | Leave a comment
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Tagged Conflicts and Wars, History, Military, Twentieth Century, United States, Veterans, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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