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2. Calling all Vietnam veterans: Bath historian wants to hear ...

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   Yott, who lives in Bath, is combining those two interests to put together a compilation of personal stories from Vietnam War veterans in advance of the 50th anniversary of the 1975 end of the ...

3. Myth of the spat-on Vietnam veteran - Wikipedia

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   There is a persistent myth or misconception that many Vietnam War veterans were spat on and vilified by antiwar protesters during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These stories, which overwhelmingly surfaced many years after the war, usually involve an antiwar female spitting on a veteran, often yelling "baby killer".

4. Homecoming: When the Soldiers Returned from Vietnam

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   Homecoming: When the Soldiers Returned From Vietnam is a book of selected correspondence published in 1989. Its genesis was a controversial newspaper column of 20 July 1987 in which Chicago Tribune syndicated columnist Bob Greene asked whether there was any truth to the folklore that Vietnam veterans had been spat upon when they returned from the war zone.

5. Platoon Leader (memoir) - Wikipedia

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   Platoon Leader is a true story told by James R. McDonough, a Vietnam War veteran. The book takes place in and around a fort near a Vietnamese village in Binh Dinh province. It is McDonough's retelling of his time in Vietnam. He wrote the book as an officer development tool while he was a battalion commander.

6. Soldiers' stories from Vietnam evoke memories

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   State Rep. Harry Garcia, D-Grants, himself a Vietnam veteran, requested the designation. Army 2nd Lt. Jesse Mechem came from a family with a history of service. Mechem of Las Cruces was the son of ...

7. Slater museum honors Vietnam veterans on the 50th ... - AOL

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   The Slater Area Historical Association, located at 318 First Ave. in Slater, is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War with a special exhibit that tells the stories of locals who ...

8. The Spitting Image - Wikipedia

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   The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Vietnam is a 1998 book by Vietnam veteran and sociology professor Jerry Lembcke. The book is an analysis of the widely believed narrative that American soldiers were spat upon and insulted by anti-war protesters upon returning home from the Vietnam War. [1]

9. Military historian shares Vietnam War insight and impact in ...

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   Geoffrey Wawro was invited to speak at LSU Shreveport about his newest book, The Vietnam War: A Military History. “On any given day there were 50 to 70,000 troops in combat. Those guys had a ...