Local veteran seeks to return lost class ring with Vietnam War connection

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - As the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War approaches, a local veteran is on a mission to reunite a high school class ring with its rightful owner. Retired Brigadier General Dan Cherry, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, is working …

Siblings of Marine killed in Vietnam celebrate his life and continuous impact

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Staunton native Clarence “Bo” Obie III is remembered as a hero who gave his life in the Vietnam War, but to his siblings, Emily, John and George, they remember him as their “Bubba” who loved baseball, music, his family and …

Vietnam’s The Grand Ho Tram breaks ground on US$1 billion expansion, says government talks ongoing over “growth drivers”

Vietnam’s The Grand Ho Tram broke ground Thursday on a new 35-hectare development that will, when complete, add a new five-star hotel complex, luxury resort villas, entertainment amenities and an international convention and exhibition center to its …

Vietnam vet earns Master's degree from ASU

Vietnam POW Ret. Major General Edward Mechenbier speaks at American Legion

By Zach Bott, zachb@warrensburgstarjournal.com Posted 5/15/25 WARRENSBURG — The Matthews-Crawford American Legion Post 131 welcomed Warrensburg community members and retired military personnel to hear from retired U.S. Air Force Major General …

Vietnam vet set to graduate from ASU at age 77

77-year-old Wayne Johnson is graduating from ASU with a Master's degree in international affairs.  TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State University graduations are continuing through the week, and one graduate is proving it's never too late to get a degree …

Bucks County honors soldier killed in Vietnam with bridge naming

Bucks County bridge 293 was named in honor of Army SP4 Green Beret Michael Anthony Pastorino, who was killed in Vietnam on Nov. 17, 1969. He was 20, engaged to be married, and graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School in Montgomery County.HANDOUTTAPS is …

Traveling Vietnam Memorial to Visit Amagansett

It’s a memorial, part of a healing process, and for some a ‘homecoming’ The traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is about remembering, said Doc Russo, who drives it all over the country. Telling the stories of the names on the wall keeps them alive. Earlier …

Muscatine High School honoring Vietnam War veterans with diplomas decades after their service

Three Vietnam War veterans are receiving honorary diplomas after missing graduation due to military service in the 1950s and 60s. MUSCATINE, Iowa — Nearly seven decades after he was scheduled to graduate, Robert David Holliday was finally recognized with a …

First school bearing Vietnam’s official name in North America

Mexico City (VNA) - Every day, student Elias Fernandez takes a 10 km cable car ride from his home to his school, named Escuela Primaria Republica Socialista de Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam Primary School). Located 40 km southeast of downtown …