Vietnam scars linger for veterans across generations
Robert Blackburn, a 23 year old Paris Texas native in 1966, recalls Vietnam’s horrors and now studies its toll from Missouri. He and others struggle with memories, PTSD, and unanswered questions about fallen comrades, MIAs, and the war’s lasting political and personal fallout.
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Robert Blackburn
Vietnam
Missoula
Monc
Paris
Texas
Missouri
Mont
Bering
Iever
Mark Basinger
Richard Louis Basinger
USMG
Anniversary of peace celebrated by Vietnamese
A 25th anniversary parade at Ho Chi Minh City marked reunification with thousands attending and banners praising victory. Generals Giap and Dung attended as tanks and flags honored the end of the war, while television aired archival footage and confessions on sacrifice and independence.
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Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Beanficanon Palace
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Cay
Independence Palace
Officer recalls Vietnam embassy evacuation and shipboard saves
Former operations officer Livingston recounts the 1975 Saigon embassy evacuation Operation Frequent Wind. He describes loading thousands of people onto Navy ships and aid transports, rapid pulls by helicopter, and the chaotic final hours as North Vietnamese forces entered. He remembers delivering Marines and civilians to safety while lamenting losses.
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Saizon
U.S
Tan Son Nhut Air Ase
Offker
Page
da Nang
Livingston
Columbus Fropertiss
Cambodia
Blue Ridge
Med
Sound
Vietnam
CIA
Saigon
William Westmoreland
Bassador
Eillingston
Lisingston
Marne
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George Bush
Saison
Jimmy Caner
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Spain
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Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
United People
South Carolina Statehouse
Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Apple Computer
Nami
Barbra Streisand
Charlton Heston
Jane Fonda
Hanai
Streisand
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John McCain
John Hell
Neida Sue Basinger Ludwig
Lima
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Ohio Northern
Nelda Sue
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Sethe
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Washington
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Assiowted Press
Nelda Sue Ludwig
George Esper
Reunificaion Palace
Ho Chy Minh
South
Khai
Bose
America
House of Representatives
Gerald Ford
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thien
Buon Ma Thuot
Thieu
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