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Cartoon: Why They Fightnew
The lawn around the Vietnam Vets memorial in DC is in terrible shape. Finally, a way to give meaning to the deaths of soldiers in Afghanistan.
Why Can't Obama See He's the New Robert McNamara?
Like McNamara, Obama doesn't understand a basic truth: you can't successfully manage an inherently doomed premise. Colonialism is dead. Occupiers will never enjoy peace. Neither the Afghans nor the Iraqis nor the Pakistanis will rest until we withdraw our forces.
Vets with PTSD Tackle the Scars You Can't Seenew
New cases of PTSD are flooding the VA system. Some veterans of earlier wars know what those Iraq and Afghanistan vets are in for.
Jazz Violinist Billy Bang Revisits Vietnam in Music for Veterans Daynew
"When I was writing that music, I remember actually crying again and seeing the nightmares I'd been trying to get away from."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Mike Shanley |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The International Competition in Vermontnew
It's Vietnamese spiking volleyballs at Roosevelt Park, Bosnians rolling bocce balls at Oakledge Park, and Somalis, Sudanese and Congolese heading soccer balls at Starr Farm Park, Leddy Beach and practice fields at the University of Vermont.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley, Matt Scanlon and Mike DiBiasio |
08-08-2008 |
Sports
Students Connect with Those Touched by the Horrors of Warnew
UCSB Students who sign up for RS-155 find that it’s neither a history class nor a religion class, but an emotional journey through the psyche and experiences of real live veterans.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ben Preston |
07-08-2008 |
War
David Milne Dissects the Life of Walt Rostow, Who Never Examined His Role in Terrible Violencenew
Walt Rostow's advice as LBJ's chief advisor led to aggressive military action Vietnam, culminating in massive bombings that left the taint of death and failure on LBJ's presidency.
The Texas Observer |
Thomas Palaima |
06-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
War Zones, Shipwrecks and Romance Caught on Cassettenew
What follows are excerpts from three tales, discovered on discarded cassette tapes. Three men, at different stages in their lives, reflect on relationships -- with their parents, with strangers in a strange land and even with a buzzing 1920s city named Detroit.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
04-22-2008 |
Culture
The Coming Debate Over Iraq (and Vietnam)new
Can Barack Obama convince Americans that losing the war is OK?
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Danish |
03-03-2008 |
Commentary
Obama's Iraq Gapnew
Dems rush rhetoric about ending the war, but the bleeding continues.
NOW Magazine |
Tom Hayden |
01-18-2008 |
Commentary
The Talking Woundednew
Vietnam survivors offer some friendly, if heavy, advice to today's soldiers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-20-2007 |
War
The Anti-Drummer Drummernew
VietNam's Michael Foss on the band's "off the norm" ways.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
02-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vietnam
Battle Crynew
From 'Nam to Iraq, two generations of vets find their common ground.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
02-06-2007 |
War
All Gave Somenew
Sir! No Sir! recounts the GIs who refused to ride the killing machine.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
04-10-2006 |
Reviews
Pale Ridernew
Not only have the counterinsurgency techniques from Vietnam been reborn in the Middle East, they are being globalized.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-31-2006 |
Commentary
