BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — April 30 will mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon. It was the day South Vietnam’s capital city was captured, bringing an end to the Vietnam War. As we approach the ...

Fifty years ago, communist forces took over Saigon in a chaotic and tragic ending to what had become a lengthy and controversial conflict to determine the fate of Vietnam.

North Vietnamese negotiators walked out of peace talks in Paris on Dec. 13, 1972. They had just rejected American proposals and refused to set a date to resume discussions. Five days later, American B ...

It’s the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daughter sprinting ahead with her ...

LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - It has been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, one that changed the lives of many Americans who were sent to the country to fight. Now, WITN is hearing from two ...

A new addition is coming to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Great Bend's Veterans Memorial Park. Larry Parsons, a member of the committee that spearheaded the project, said six service ...

Tran Le Xuan, South Vietnam’s “first lady,” was passionate in her support of the southern republic – and a fierce critic of American involvement in Indochina.

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today. The following story ran in April 2016 before a summit on the war began at the LBJ Presidential Library. On Sept. 3, 1968, Robert Brooks, then 21 and president ...

American forces left Vietnam 50 years ago, but the war never left America. Traces of it — some faint, some strong — still haunt our foreign policy and national security strategy. It often echoes in ...

The background (before March 1959) -- America drawn into Vietnam (Mar 1959-Dec 1964) -- America goes to war (Jan 1965-Sep 1967) -- The turning point (Sep 1967-Dec 1968) -- Nixon's war (Jan 1969-Dec ...

“Turning Point: The Vietnam War” opens with Brooklyn-born Scott Camil telling his piece of the American story. Camil says his stepfather was involved in the John Birch Society and hammered into him ...