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The images were shocking, but the network felt the story was important and should be shown. The incident was broadcast on CBS Evening News on 5 August 1965. Reaction to the Cam Ne report was immediate and powerful. CBS was inundated with calls and letters critical of this negative portrayal of American military personnel.
A burn pit is an area of a United States military base in which waste is disposed of by burning. According to the United States Army field manual, there are four other ways outside of burn pits to dispose of nonhazardous solid waste: incinerators , burial , landfills , and tactical burial. [ 2 ]
While McMahon and Judge were the last American ground casualties in Vietnam, they are not the last casualties of the Vietnam War (a term which also covers the U.S. involvement in Cambodia and Laos) recorded on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; those names belong to the 18 Americans killed in the Mayaguez Incident.
The nonprofit they started at their kitchen table to help forgotten veterans made sick by toxic burn pits became catalyst for changing national policy 'We got it done': How a Texas couple changed ...
After “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart on Tuesday helped announce legislation to aid military veterans who were poisoned by dangerous toxic fires called “burn pits,” a new documentary is ...
The president on Wednesday signed into law long-awaited legislation that will expand health care access for military veterans suffering from exposure to burn pits. Biden signs bill to help war ...
Pages in category "American military personnel killed in the Vietnam War" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nguyen later emigrated to America and joined the U.S. military. Read more: Review: Pay attention to Ken Burns’ ‘The Vietnam War’ on PBS, there's much to learn