/tags/vietnam-war Vietnam War en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:46:41 GMT /military/2021-11-09/american-veteran-so-different-than-what-we-thought-it-would-be Edie Meeks joined the Army Nurses Corps in 1968 and deployed to Vietnam, but her year treating wounded soldiers left her bitter about the war and conflicted about her service in the Army. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:46:41 GMT /military/2021-11-09/american-veteran-so-different-than-what-we-thought-it-would-be Elizabeth Friend /military/2021-02-19/double-jeopardy-the-twin-perils-of-racism-and-ptsd When James Dantzler graduated high school in 1966, he found no one was hiring young men who were likely to be drafted for the Vietnam War. So he joined… Fri, 19 Feb 2021 22:01:27 GMT /military/2021-02-19/double-jeopardy-the-twin-perils-of-racism-and-ptsd Elizabeth Friend /military/2019-07-19/when-marines-fought-each-other Camp Lejeune, N.C. was the first of several bases to experience racial violence during the Vietnam War. It led to major reforms in military racial… Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:32:48 GMT /military/2019-07-19/when-marines-fought-each-other Jay Price /arts-culture/2019-01-15/remembering-vietnam-correspondent-and-author-perry-deane-young Perry Deane Young died on New Year’s Day at 77 years old. The North Carolina-based writer and reporter landed in Vietnam on the first day of the Tet… Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:21:17 GMT /arts-culture/2019-01-15/remembering-vietnam-correspondent-and-author-perry-deane-young Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-15/remembering-vietnam-correspondent-and-author-perry-deane-young Perry Deane Young died on New Year’s Day at 77 years old. The North Carolina-based writer and reporter landed in Vietnam on the first day of the Tet… Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:21:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-01-15/remembering-vietnam-correspondent-and-author-perry-deane-young Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /military/2018-12-02/ft-bragg-stories-the-war-was-wrong As a young man in the late 1960s, Hal Noyes faced the prospect of being drafted to fight in Vietnam. He was opposed to the war, but decided to enlist,… Sun, 02 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT /military/2018-12-02/ft-bragg-stories-the-war-was-wrong Elizabeth Friend /military/2018-08-19/ft-bragg-stories-he-stood-out-in-my-mind Mary Ellen Shugart served two tours as an Army nurse in Vietnam in the 1960s and early 70s. She treated hundreds of soldiers, but the memory of one young… Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:00:00 GMT /military/2018-08-19/ft-bragg-stories-he-stood-out-in-my-mind Elizabeth Friend /military/2018-05-20/ft-bragg-stories-they-dont-tell-you-much Debbie Crain and Laura Lauffer both grew up near Fort Bragg, both with fathers in the military. Crain's father fought in World War II, Lauffer's served in… Sun, 20 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT /military/2018-05-20/ft-bragg-stories-they-dont-tell-you-much Elizabeth Friend /military/2018-04-29/ft-bragg-stories-pay-day-on-hay-street Downtown Fayetteville has transformed since the 1960's and 70's, when Hay Street was synonymous with seedy bars and strip clubs, but for thousands of… Sun, 29 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMT /military/2018-04-29/ft-bragg-stories-pay-day-on-hay-street Elizabeth Friend /military/2018-04-02/i-wont-abandon-you-veteran-john-hedleys-life-motto On his desk sits a bumper sticker that reads “Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.” For John Hedley this statement is personal,… Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:41:04 GMT /military/2018-04-02/i-wont-abandon-you-veteran-john-hedleys-life-motto Dana Terry, Frank Stasio