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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 ...
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 ...
The origins of the spitting myth have been the topic of much scholarly investigation and public debate over the years. There are three general categories of these investigations and exchanges which often interpenetrate but generally fall into: 1) scholarly studies published in academic journals and one book, 2) finding and evaluating old press reports, and 3) Vietnam veteran anecdotal stories.
In Vietnam, O'Brien explains, the soldiers keep the dead alive by telling stories about them; in this way, he keeps Linda alive by telling her story. [ 5 ] : 213 The thought and presence of death has shown to have a large effect on O'Brien.
Marsden says that Nguyen hadn’t previously told that part of the story on camera but that 50 years on, “there were a lot of people who felt able to tell stories that they hadn't before.”
Much of his writing is about wartime Vietnam, [1] and his work later in life often explores the postwar lives of its veterans. [2] O'Brien is perhaps best known for his book The Things They Carried (1990), a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by his wartime experiences. [3]
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]
Veterans who share their stories of service reveal a reality about American diversity that is healing and powerful (Letters to the editor)