The findings published on The Hill website showed that 44% of adults view the war unjustified, while 50% admitted they still had not clear idea what the US was even fighting for in Vietnam.
Leahy, a key figure in promoting post-war reconciliation and cooperation in war legacy issues between the two countries, said that he always thought that the war in Vietnam was a mistake - a view he shares with many others.
From March 5 to 12, visitors to the Guimet Museum in Paris can explore powerful images of the Vietnam War through the lens of French photographer Marc Riboud.
Thomas Billhard, the renowned German photographer and journalist famous for his iconic photos about the war in Vietnam, has passed away at the age of 88.
Dr. Andrew Wells-Dang, a senior expert of Southeast Asia at the US Institute of Peace (USIP), said most US politicians have shared the view that the war in Vietnam was a mistake.
Na Kho is a small, isolated village amid the vast Pu Huong forest in Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province. On April 24, 1972, American bombers dropped six bombs on the village, killing 24 local residents and leaving the village in ruins. Now that peace has been restored and the scars of war have healed, Na Kho village has thrived from the ashes.
The strategically significant victory of the Central Highlands Campaign followed by the rapid and resounding success of the Hue-Da Nang offensive in March 1975 fundamentally altered the situation of the liberation war, creating a pivotal turning point and ensuring conditions for a definitive victory in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, which fully liberated the South and unified the country.
“Lien Xo” - the first Russian film about the Vietnam War - has started shooting at the Military Aviation and Space Defense Academy (VKS) named after Zhukov in Tver.
Kim Chinh Museum in Kim Chinh commune, Kim Son district, in Ninh Binh province is home to thousands of war artifacts collected by veteran Nguyen Van Tu and his comrades over the course of nearly 20 years.
Muong Phang relic site in Muong Phang commune in the northern city of Dien Bien was the command post for the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, where General Vo Nguyen Giap commanded a victory that “resounded throughout five continents”.
The US veteran stood still, his face turning pale with red eyes and trembling lips, unable to utter a word when he met the first Vietnamese coming from today Vietnam that he has met after the war.
It has been over 40 years since the American War came to an end but unforgettable memories of historic days fighting for the liberation of the motherland still flood back to war veterans whenever they visit old battlefields.
The chilling image of a Vietnamese girl running naked from a napalm attack has topped the list of the most powerful news images that have shocked and amazed the world.
Vinh Moc Tunnels is a unique work in Quang Tri province and a historical and cultural relic site with great historical and educational values, a symbol of immortal patriotism, strong will.
A requiem was held on July 20 in the southern bank of the historical Thach Han river in the central province of Quang Tri to pray for the soul of heroic martyrs.
The Vietnamese language edition of the book “The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement,” edited by two American writers, was launched in Hanoi on July 11.
An exhibition themed “Diary of Peace” is taking place at the Hoa Lo Prison relic site in Hanoi to mark 20 years since the capital city was honoured the City for Peace by UNESCO.
