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Vietnam War history records Aussie alcohol abuse
Bellinghamherald - CANBERRA, Australia - Alcohol abuse during the Vietnam War was a significant problem for Australian troops who were supplied with the equivalent of more than five cans of beer per soldier per day during the latter years of the conflict, an official record says.
Mar 06, 2012, 15:25
Water puppets delight French audiences
VNA - A special water puppet programme that takes place on Feb. 10-25 at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris is delighting French people, both young and old, and helping them to gain a deeper insight into Vietnamese culture.
Feb 22, 2012, 17:01
The Vietnam War on Record
Counterpunch - Nostalgia clouds our memory of the Vietnam War era. Peace. Love. Music. Rock & roll, dope, and fucking in the streets. Wasn’t it a mighty time? Sometimes, yes.
Feb 20, 2012, 15:52
Reflections on Vietnam, 1964-65: Trying to get someone to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail
FP - Returning home from Vietnam in April 1964 I believed that I understood that situation. I had brought back copies of the flip charts that my deputy senior advisor Bob Montague had built to brief visitors to the 21st ARVN Infantry Division headquarters at Bac Lieu and to our Advisory Team 51.
Feb 11, 2012, 16:08
Medford vet recalls Tet Offensive
Mailtribune - When the Chinese New Year comes around, Medford resident William Hosea Hunter can't help but think about buddies he lost in Vietnam.
Feb 01, 2012, 00:17
Remembering Vietnam
Salem-news - (SAN FRANCISCO) - January 30th marks the forty-fourth anniversary of the beginning of the Tet Offensive, a defining event in the Vietnam War.
Jan 30, 2012, 14:18
On This Day: Paris Peace Accords Signed, Ending American Involvement in Vietnam War
Findingdulcinea - On Jan. 27, 1973, delegates from the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam and the Vietcong’s Provisional Revolutionary Government signed the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, which instituted a ceasefire in the Vietnam War and called for the withdrawal of American troops.
Jan 28, 2012, 14:37
Banned books hot property in censored Vietnam
AFP - From irreverent cartoons to "depraved" short stories, Vietnam's pop culture is attracting the attention of print censors who experts say are struggling to accept an increasingly brash literary scene.
Jan 28, 2012, 14:31
Time For A Tet Talk
The Word - We’re only just recovering from Christmas and New Year and Tet has arrived early, throwing Hanoi into Vietnam’s biggest annual holiday. A celebration of Lunar New Year, Tet 2012 will welcome the Year of the Dragon — the only mythical creature on the lunar calendar.
Jan 20, 2012, 16:54
TET Lunar New Year 2012 (VN Holiday) - Year of the Dragon - Jan 22-26, 2012
“Tet is the festival which epitomizes the identity of Vietnamese culture. Although the Lunar New Year is observed in all of East Asia influenced by Chinese civilization, each country celebrates it in a way peculiar to that country by making it conform to its psyche and historico-geographical conditions."
Jan 19, 2012, 16:17

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