58 h. ago 50 Years After Saigon’s Fall, ‘the Wall’ Reflects and Collects a Nation’s Trauma

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a place of unexplainable power, many visitors say. Volunteer guides often speak of it as “Wall magic.”

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3 w. ago Spring flowers are abundant in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

One national park boasts the most diverse collection of wildflowers in the country, and they're blooming right now.

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3 w. ago Fall of Saigon: Bay Area talent, changemakers among next generation of Vietnamese Americans making waves around the world

Fall of Saigon: Bay Area talent, changemakers among next generation of Vietnamese Americans making waves around the world  ABC7 San Francisco

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3 w. ago UK research identifies attitudes toward personal data processing for national security

Almost 80% of U.K. adults support national security agencies collecting and processing personal data to investigate terrorism and serious crime, according to new research by the Center for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) at The Alan Turing Institute, in collaboration with Savanta and Hopkins Van Mil, published on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Vietnam Society founder discusses Vietnamese American hopes 50 years after end of war

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Vietnam Society founder Erin "Phuong" Steinhauer {foong STINE-how-er} about the memories and hopes of Vietnamese Americans reflecting on 50 years since the fall of Saigon.

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3 w. ago At Vietnam War Memorial, Grief, Anger and a Sense of Finally Moving On

Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness and fury. And some, at last, had a sense of closure.

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3 w. ago At Vietnam War Memorial, Familiar Names, Old Grief and a Kind of Peace

Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness, anger and fury. And for some, finally, closure.

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3 w. ago A look at the partnership between Vietnam and the U.S. 50 years after the fall of Saigon

A look at the partnership between Vietnam and the U.S. 50 years after the fall of Saigon  PBS

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4 w. ago Fifty Years After the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam Veterans See Mistakes Repeated

The conflict profoundly affected the American troops who served there, as well as the nation’s culture and politics. But 50 years later, veterans say they see its mistakes being repeated.

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4 w. ago Photos: A look back at the fall of Saigon and the final days of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War came to an end on April 30, 1975, when North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon.

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4 w. ago Ho Chi Minh City Celebrates the Fall of Saigon With a Parade

Surging Vietnamese nationalism appeared on the streets, as thousands gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

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4 w. ago Former NPR foreign editor recounts the fall of Saigon 50 years ago

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Loren Jenkins, former Newsweek reporter and former NPR foreign editor, about the fall of Saigon and what many consider the end of the Vietnam War 50 years ago.

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