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“Then it came across the radio: Bravo Company had found one other survivor from our 2nd Platoon. He had been badly wounded in the…

— Harold G. Moore

“1) Did the people of Viet Nam use lanterns of stone? 2) Did they hold ceremonies to reverence the opening of buds? 3) Were…

— Denise Levertov

“In this peaceful city, during Tet, it was traditional to send cups of paper with lit candles floating down the Huong like flickering blossoms,…

— Mark Bowden

Like many Americans, I am still haunted by images from the last days of the United States' withdrawal from Vietnam in 1975. Newscasts showed…

— Jeanne Shaheen

“The American soldiers were brave, but courage is not enough. David did not kill Goliath just because he was brave. He looked up at…

— Vo Nguyen Giap

“On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army…

— Michael G. Kramer

“On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army…

— Michael G. Kramer

If we had had the privilege of giving hospitality to a Ho Chi Minh, with what respect and interest we would have served him,…

— Dorothy Day

“The air suddenly seemed to recoil from Diego’s lungs. While Liliana’s memories trickled in through the safety of her dreams, his came in a…

— Laekan Zea Kemp

“In one of his darker moments, the irony started him laughing and he couldn't stop, and the sounds that came from him, before finally…

— Laini Taylor

“Michael Herr, the most brilliant reporter of the Vietnam War, captures the same frenzy in the voice of one American soldier he met: “We’d…

— Adam Hochschild

“Was your old man in the war?" "He was in the air force. He built runways." "The fucking air farce. He ever tell you…

— Anthony Swofford