Honoring Vietnam Veterans Day

In honor of Vietnam Veterans Day, we’d like to thank all of the veterans who served during the Vietnam War. Join us as we revisit the war 50 years later.   Read feature stories such as: Returning to Vietnam Many years after the war, 15 men boarded a plane headed to the one place each of them had once desperately wanted to escape forever. Vietnam: The first rock and roll war In the early months of ’66, a one-hit-wonder by Army Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler, “The Ballad of the Green Berets” was the #1 song in America for five weeks. Sadler’s song was far from the only musical moment of Vietnam, which came to be known as the Rock and Roll War. Returned photos reveal a father never known, 50-year-old promise kept Army Pfc. Pierre Mathieu Van Wissem asked Seikichi Tamanaha of Ginowan, Okinawa to hold onto his belongings while he went to Vietnam over 50 years ago … but he never returned.     Watch the Stars and Stripes documentary “The World’s Most Dangerous Paper Route” features coverage during the Vietnam War and highlights the history, uniqueness, and importance of Stars and Stripes and the organization’s mission to continuously serve those who serve.   Watch now     Stay up-to-date on veterans' issues and news with a weekly roundup from the independent viewpoint that Stars and Stripes is known to deliver. Subscribe to our free newsletter: Veterans News.

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