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 ...

On March 8, 1965, 3,500 Marines from the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Da Nang, South Vietnam. Their mission was to protect a U.S. air base from attacks by the self-proclaimed National ...

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. Scholars, activists, and the ...

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 ...

A divisive conflict that had long-term implications for the U.S., the Vietnam War was initially a civil war that became a broader/global one, with the U.S. and its allies supporting South Vietnam, and ...

Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, veterans and historians reflect on its impact on American society. The Vietnam War led to significant division and disillusionment among Americans, fueled ...

Vietnam was the first “living room war,” seen on TV and through remarkable photography. Photojournalists captured war’s most personal moments, the best and worst of human nature. They felt the bombs.

April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the end of South Vietnam and the conclusion of the Vietnam War. The toll it took on both North and South was enormous: 1.1 million ...

Vietnam War Army veteran Harry Metzler pays respects to men he served with in the 1st Infantry Division at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, November 11, 2024. Vietnam War Army veteran ...