The U.S. military dropped millions of tons of bombs on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia for almost a decade during the Vietnam War. That’s far more than it dropped during World War II or the Korean War.

The war turned Vietnam’s lush landscapes into scorched earth. Entire provinces were reduced to rubble, waterways were polluted, forests decimated, and soil rendered infertile by chemicals ...

The best way to honor the dead was with a competition. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund asked, who could design the best war memorial? The requirements were sparse: it must use the names of the ...

In the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, millions of tons of unexploded bombs still litter Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. As a result, tens of thousands of civilians have died from them.

Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of reunification on April 30 Joy and fear as Saigon fell, US veteran recalls end of war Former foes are now close but Hanoi risks crippling US duties HO CHI ...

Kids in Vang Vieng, Laos playing with a disarmed American bomb dropped during the Vietnam War on September 1, 1989. Photo: Gerhard Joren/LightRocket/Getty Images.

Estimates of the number of casualties of the Vietnam War vary widely. The U.S. Military estimates that about 58,220 servicemembers died in the conflict. Mann feels blessed that he was not one of them.

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago on April 30, ... A U.S. Air Force B-52 delivers a bomb load of more than 38,000 pounds in South Vietnam in March 1966 during the Vietnam War.

Fifty years after the Vietnam War, bombs and landmines still cover an area 'the size of Tasmania' By Lachlan Bennett. Topic: War. Sun 27 Apr Sunday 27 April Sun 27 Apr 2025 at 1:11am.

From Bombs to Starbucks, ... Chuck Searcy, 81, a Vietnam War veteran, looks on at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, April 25, 2025. ... Site Map. Store.