IRVINE, Calif. — Former Associated Press photographer Dang Van Phuoc, who was wounded multiple times during the Vietnam War and returned to capture the action even after losing an eye in an explosion, has died. He was 91. Phuoc died Saturday in Southern California after collapsing suddenly, his nephew, Van Nguyen, said. Phuoc was hired … Read more
Washington — Shaun Byrnes and Jon Gundersen have served multiple presidents throughout their decades in the military and State Department. Now, as retirees, they’re taking on the commander-in-chief in a court of law. In February, Gundersen and Byrnes, alongside another Vietnam veteran and a historian, sued to stop construction of the 250-foot arch that is … Read more
California mom charged after teen son critically injures Vietnam vet – CBS News Watch CBS News A California teen on an electric motorcycle critically injured a pedestrian, and now the boy’s mother could now face years in prison. Jonathan Vigliotti explains. Source link
WASHINGTON — The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the U.S. record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war. The ship’s 295th day at sea surpassed the previous longest deployment by … Read more
Havana Syndrome in Vietnam: Possible Russian role in attack on Americans, according to new evidence – CBS News Watch CBS News Eleven U.S. officials were injured in a Havana Syndrome-style attack ahead of VP Kamala Harris’s 2021 trip to Hanoi. A newly discovered document suggests Russia may have been involved. Source link