Nixon library hosts reunion for Vietnam POWs
U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War.Full story
Vietnam War MIAs buried at Arlington
Four U.S. Navy sailors reported missing during the Vietnam War have been buried together in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors
From the Archives: President Nixon announces the end of the Vietnam war
On Januarly 23, 1973 in a speech from the Oval office that was broadcast on national radio and television President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. NBC's Edwin Newman reports.
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Vietnam vet gives Obama war patch for good luck
Back in 2008, Vietnam War veteran Earl Smith ran into the president in an elevator and gave him his most meaningful possession: a war patch he’d kept for 40 years. This week the president’s office invited Smith to D.C. where he’ll spend time at the White House, and he also made an emotional first tr
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