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One Man's Solemn Mission to Recover WWII Remains

At first, it seemed like a sick joke or, worse, some sort of scam. The caller from North Carolina was telling John Lenox that the wreckage of his father's plane had been located. Staff Sgt. Alvin Lenox had been dead for two weeks longer than his 66-year-old son, John, had been alive. The Army Air Force radio operator...

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05/31/12 AP 'napalm girl' photo from Vietnam War turns 40 Source: The Modesto Bee - Modesto CA It only took a second for Associated Press photographer Huynh Cong "Nick" Ut to snap the iconic black-and-white image 40 years ago.
05/31/12 âOne of the most important things we do' Source: HometownLife.com Sixty-four red, white and blue balloons floated in the sky over the South Lyon Cemetery Monday morning representing the 64 local veterans that died in the past year.
05/31/12 Nonsense on the Vietnam War Source: Harry's Place On The Commentator blog, James Boys has an article which ostensibly attacks President Obama's statement that would put the commencement of the Vietnam War in 1962, a year when John F Kennedy (JFK) was President.
05/31/12 Anniversary of Vietnam War sparks emotions Source: News-Leader - Springfield MO A new national effort to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War is creating mixed feelings with local veterans.
05/30/12 Obama Reflects 'Hard Lessons' of Vietnam War on 50th Source: Laos News President Obama on Monday reflected the "hard lessons" of the Vietnam War, calling it "one of the most painful chapters in our history," as the country begins a 13-year commemoration that marks the 50th anniversary of major U.S. engagement in the war.

Background on VietnamWar

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries.

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