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Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Three Veterans in June White House Ceremony
military24 days ago

Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Three Veterans in June White House Ceremony

President Donald J. Trump will award the Medal of Honor to three veterans—Major James Capers Jr. (USMC, ret.), Colonel John Ripley (USMC, posthumous), and Major Nicholas Dockery (US Army, ret.)—for acts of gallantry in Vietnam and Afghanistan. Capers earned it for leading a four-day reconnaissance mission in 1967 despite heavy wounds; Ripley for single-handedly destroying a bridge during a 1972 assault; Dockery for four hours of defending his platoon under heavy enemy fire in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, in 2012, including evacuating wounded and coordinating aircraft. The release also provides the official Medal of Honor criteria.

via The White House (.gov)|
#afghanistan#donald-trump#marine-corps
Vietnam War's Hidden Underground Village: Vịnh Mốc's Surviving Tunnels
world29 days ago

Vietnam War's Hidden Underground Village: Vịnh Mốc's Surviving Tunnels

During the Vietnam War, the villagers of Vịnh Mốc built a three-level, 75-foot-deep network of tunnels to shelter from heavy bombing; around 400 residents lived underground from 1965–1972, with living spaces, a maternity ward, wells and cross-ventilation, then emerged at night to farm and gather supplies; today the tunnels are a museum and tourist site, illustrating wartime resilience and ingenious underground engineering.

via CNN|
#cu-chi-tunnels#dmz#underground-village
Lionel Rosenblatt, tireless refugee advocate who aided Vietnam evacuees, dies at 82
obituaries2 months ago

Lionel Rosenblatt, tireless refugee advocate who aided Vietnam evacuees, dies at 82

Lionel Rosenblatt, a diplomat and longtime leader of Refugees International, died at 82; famed for challenging his State Department superiors, he personally traveled to Asia to aid displaced people and helped evacuate hundreds from Vietnam, including taking one of the last commercial flights to Saigon before its fall, and later led humanitarian work around the world.

via The Washington Post|
#humanitarian-crises#obituaries#refugees
Kimmel Challenges Trump’s Questionable Iran War Timeline
politics2 months ago

Kimmel Challenges Trump’s Questionable Iran War Timeline

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel challenged Donald Trump’s claim about his Iran war timeline, noting that the conflict is about two months in while Trump insists it’s five months and joking that wars “take time”—a math critique he says isn’t accurate. He also questioned Trump’s claim that he would have won the Vietnam War quickly if he’d been president, highlighting the president’s inconsistent war-history statements.

via HuffPost|
#fact-checking#iran#jimmy-kimmel
Trump’s Vietnam War Claim Sparks Backlash Over Draft Record
politics2 months ago

Trump’s Vietnam War Claim Sparks Backlash Over Draft Record

Donald Trump claimed on CNBC that he would have won the Vietnam War very quickly if he had been president, a boast critics quickly challenged given that he dodged service with multiple deferments due to bone spurs; Sen. Mark Kelly called the claim an example of arrogance that contributes to prolonged wars, with other lawmakers and pundits weighing in as the Iran war dominates headlines. The piece notes the controversy comes amid ongoing scrutiny of Trump’s Iran policy and broader political backlash, including reminders of his draft history.

via HuffPost|
#bone-spurs#draft-deferments#mark-kelly
Iconic Woodstock-era protest rocker Country Joe McDonald dies at 84
entertainment4 months ago

Iconic Woodstock-era protest rocker Country Joe McDonald dies at 84

Country Joe McDonald, frontman of Country Joe and the Fish and a Woodstock-era anti-war voice, died in Berkeley at 84 from Parkinson's complications. Best known for the protest song I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag, he helped define 1960s counterculture and performed with influential Bay Area peers; his career spanned decades with continued activism and music.

via NBC News|
#country-joe-and-the-fish#entertainment#i-feel-like-im-fixin-to-die-rag
Woodstock Icon Country Joe McDonald Dies at 84
music4 months ago

Woodstock Icon Country Joe McDonald Dies at 84

Country Joe McDonald, the Woodstock-era frontman of Country Joe and the Fish, has died at 84 in Berkeley, California, from complications of Parkinson's disease; he wrote the anti-Vietnam War anthem I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag and became a defining voice of 1960s counterculture, with Woodstock moments and a lasting legacy in protest music. He is survived by his wife Kathy and their children, and donations are requested to Swords to Ploughshares or the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

via USA Today|
#country-joe-and-the-fish#country-joe-mcdonald#music
Congress’ last stand? The waning grip on presidential wars
politics4 months ago

Congress’ last stand? The waning grip on presidential wars

Decades after Congress passed the 1973 War Powers Resolution to curb presidential war-making, presidents have largely acted with limited congressional approval by leaning on broad 2001/2002 authorizations. Today’s Iran debate shows a fragmented Congress unlikely to reclaim a decisive check, a stark contrast to the Vietnam-era moment when Congress asserted its authority. The piece uses Madison’s idea that ambition must counter ambition to frame the ongoing struggle over congressional power in war.

via The Conversation|
#authorization-for-use-of-military-force#congress#iran
politics4 months ago

Vietnam vets sue to derail Trump’s Independence Arch near Arlington

Three Vietnam War veterans backed by Public Citizen sue the federal government to block the construction of a 250-foot Independence Arch near Arlington National Cemetery, arguing President Trump did not secure the necessary congressional or independent-agency approvals and that the memorial would dishonor veterans; White House officials defend the project as a landmark while preservationists warn it could disrupt historic surroundings and review processes continue through federal commissions.

via Politico|
#arlington-national-cemetery#independence-arch#politics