VIETNAM WAR

President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional pardon to men who dodged the military draft during the Vietnam War on this day in history, Jan. 21, 1977.

Lyle Jeremy Rubin’s Marine memoir, "Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body," tests our myths about the military

His seminal book "America’s Longest War" helped generations understand why the United States went to Vietnam — and the lessons with which it was left.

Baron Capital founder Ron Baron said investing during the tumultuous 1970s was foundational to his investing approach.

The Virginia War Memorial is seeking entries for the 2022 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.

The Forest Rotary Club organizes the display where each of the 1,000 American flags are sponsored for a veteran, a member of active-duty military, police, fire, or healthcare worker.

Both wars ended badly, with U.S. efforts in tatters. But they were worlds apart in who fought, how and what came of it.

They picked the right side.

It was a final salute to Vietnam Veteran Bob Sherman, who we’re told did not have a proper funeral after he died in January.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines in Southwest Virginia.

The nation’s ninth-busiest port is at risk of pollution by more than 100,000 gallons (378,500 liters) of fuel from a Navy aircraft carrier that served in World War II and the Vietnam War before its decommissioning and designation as a National Historic Landmark. The USS Yorktown — located in Charleston Harbor — is experiencing continued corrosion on its outer hull. If hazardous materials leak into the harbor, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster warned it would impair commercial shipping and harm the ecosystem.

"I guess sometimes in life your dreams actually do come true. That's exactly what happened in this case," Timothy Brown said.

People can come to Smith Mountain Lake to remember the 58,000 soldiers who fought and passed away in the Vietnam War.

Russia's military says it needs older recruits skilled in hi-tech weapons and other specialisms.

The group will take veterans from our area to Washington D.C. free of charge.

The Virginia War Memorial is requesting personal photos from Vietnam War veterans from Virginia for an upcoming exhibit.

At issue was Congress’s power to encourage Americans to volunteer for the military by protecting their rights to return to their jobs after completing their service.

The Pentagon says it's still assessing the appropriate level of access to the troops.

Hundreds of traditional fishermen living just outside the Peruvian capital fear their livelihoods are ruined following an oil spill caused by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away.

Attorney says helping to write the legislation in Ali’s honor reminded her of the power of individuals, when speaking the truth isn’t always popular.

On many nights during the Vietnam War, if you listened closely, you’d swear you could hear a ghost. Today, The Experiment explores the story of that ghost and how it still haunts us.

Ho Van Lang first escaped into the remote jungle with his father in 1972 after a US bomb killed half of their family during the Vietnam War.

Half a century ago, four Danish teenagers interviewed John Lennon for their school paper

U.S. military planes have carried the last U.S. service members and diplomats from Kabul's airport, ending America's longest war.

The Post’s Craig Whitlock explains why U.S. officials perpetuated a failing mission.

The Vietnam War and Foreign Conflicts Foundation is on a mission to raise one million dollars to build a museum in Nelson County.

An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s. The U.S. military’s go-to rifle, used by most units, especially within the infantry and special operations. Evolved from the M16s first introduced during the Vietnam War, the M4 also was born from combat necessity.

The ruling frustrated victims who had seen the trial as a path toward accountability, but the plaintiff said she will appeal the decision.

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Online museum gives glimpse into Vietnam War A new virtual museum is taking Americans back to the frontlines of the Vietnam War by showcasing letters from U.S. troops who fought in the conflict. David Martin has more.

More Americans have died from COVID-19 than from both World Wars, Vietnam War combined It has been almost a year since the pandemic started and while cases and hospitalizations have dropped, there is no end in sight for frontline workers. “CBS This Morning” lead national correspondent David Begnaud spoke with a funeral director in California who has been busier now than at any other point during the pandemic. He says the work has taken an emotional toll as he tries to do his best to help families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19.

Tran To Nga, a 78-year-old former journalist, attends a gathering in support of people exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, in Paris, Saturday Jan. 30, 2021. Activists gathered Saturday in Paris in support of people exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, after a French court examined a case opposing a French-Vietnamese woman to 14 companies that produced and sold the toxic chemical. U.S. forces used Agent Orange to defoliate Vietnamese jungles and to destroy Viet Cong crops during the war. Between 1962 and 1971, the U.S. military sprayed roughly 11 million gallons of the chemical agent across large swaths of southern Vietnam. Ad“That’s where lies the crime, the tragedy because with Agent Orange, it doesn’t stop.

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BLACKSBURG Va. – More than five decades have passed since lieutenant Gary Lee Miller made the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War. Friday, Virginia Tech leaders honored Miller, who died when he jumped on a grenade to save those around him during the Vietnam War in 1969. “It’s a sad reminder of the sacrifices that these brave people made but it enriches the culture of Virginia Tech and adding that story is a phenomenal step forward in students understanding where the came from and why they have the freedoms they have,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said. It was only recently discovered that Miller, a Covington native, attended a branch of Virginia Tech before being deployed. After making the ultimate sacrifice to protect more American lives than just his own, Miller’s name will stay etched on the cenotaph for those to honor his life for decades to come.

WARM SPRINGS Larry Mason Ryder, 76, of Warm Springs, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was born in Bath County on Oct. 19, 1943, a son of the late Charles William and Mabel Blanche Martin Ryder. A proud veteran, he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, where he was wounded in combat and awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of Chimney Run Church of the Brethren and worked as a carpenter at The Homestead, retiring after mo...

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(Reuters) - U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus were approaching 1 million on Tuesday, having doubled in 18 days, and made up one-third of all infections in the world, according to a Reuters tally. Globally, coronavirus cases top 3 million since the outbreak began in China late last year. Of the top 20 most severely affected countries, the United States ranks fifth based on cases per capita, according to a Reuters tally. U.S. coronavirus deaths, the highest in the world, now exceed the total number of Americans killed in the 1950-53 Korean War - 36,516. Coronavirus deaths total just below the 58,220 Americans killed during the Vietnam War that ended in 1975.

Drafted to serve his country in the Vietnam War, Russell Milberry arrived there two days before his 20th birthday and died five days later. - Drafted to serve his country in the Vietnam War, Russell Milberry arrived there two days before his 20th birthday and died five days later. This wasn't their idea of going to war and this was right in their own community," said Stambaugh. And it fulfills the longtime wish of Charlie Stambaugh one of his fellow comrades from the same small town. "He's with me every day and I get signs all the time and I know he's really happy about this."

DALLAS - When Bryan Knight was 5 years old, he said goodbye to his father at an airport in Dallas, Texas, just before he was sent off to the Vietnam War. A few months later, US Air Force Maj. Roy A. Knight, Jr., 36, went missing in action. Earlier this year, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency informed Knight that his father's remains had been found. On Thursday, Knight -- a pilot for Southwest -- flew his father's remains back to the place where he last saw him more than 50 years ago, Dallas Love Field Airport. The photos showed the honor guard waiting for and then carrying the casket, while the ground crew stood at attention.

Ryan Servaites, Delaney Tarr and Trevor Wild speak with CBS News' Adriana Diaz. Lawmakers aren't listening, but this is quite literally life or death," Tarr said. Tarr, along with 16-year-old Ryan Servaites and 21-year-old Trevor Wild invited CBS News to their headquarters in Florida. "Students are sick and tired of planning vigils ... these are 15, 16, 17-year-olds ... and they're experts at vigil planning," Wild said. "Every time we see another shooting, it's this mixture of defeat, of anger, of renewed spirit," Tarr explained.

About eight years ago, employees of the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi discovered a secret passageway in the city's oldest hotel. Under layers of concrete and sand, engineers renovating the hotel bar found a staircase leading to an underground bunker built in the 1960s to protect guests from American air strikes during the Vietnam War. "This space serves as a memorial to their [the hotel workers'] courage and perseverance and to remember what should never be forgotten," according to the hotel website. Hotel guests can take part in a guided tour. "That's one reason this trade relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam continues to be so important."

"48 Hours: NCIS": A Sailor's Honor When a young Navy officer vanished without a trace along with $8,600 from a supply ship during the Vietnam War, he was classified a deserter. His sister believed he was murdered. Can NCIS agents solve a cold case nearly four decades old?

President Obama noted that Kettles' heroic devotion to his fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War was an inspiration for all Americans. He awarded the retired lieutenant colonel with the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on July 18, 2016.

President Obama presented retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles with the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony Monday. CBS News' David Martin interview the Vietnam War veteran about what the award means to him.

Everyone in John Colone's unit thought he was dead after he was shot four times in 1968 during the Vietnam War. They were so certain, they put him in a body bag and sent him to the morgue. Lucky for Colone, the morgue had a very thorough attendant. Steve Hartman had to hear this story for himself, "On the Road."

At least one person is dead and several more are missing due to major floods in Texas; everyone in John Colone's unit thought he was dead after he was shot four times in 1968 during the Vietnam War

President Richard Nixon addressed the nation on January 23, 1973 to announce a ceasefire had been reached to bring "peace with honor' in Vietnam. CBSN looks back at the historic Vietnam War announcement in the weekly segment, "The Way it Was."

Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante talk about how the Vietnam War changed the American mindset.

Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante discuss how the Vietnam War is similar to today’s conflicts in the Middle East.

Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante discuss the press coverage of the Vietnam War and how aggressive reporting from the front lines influenced public opinion back home in the United States.

Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante tell their stories of covering the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975.

Missed the second half of the show? The latest in the discussion about the Vietnam War.

Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante reflect on their coverage of the Vietnam War

In his weekly commentary on this Memorial Day, “Face The Nation” host Bob Schieffer talks about the “hard lessons” the United States learned in the Vietnam War and how they relate to today.

The remains of a Vietnam War veteran were returned to the U.S. this week. For 47 years, Master Sergeant James Holt was one of the hundreds of unaccounted Americans from the war until new DNA technology identified parts of his remains. As David Martin reports, Holt's return was met with a special and spontaneous salute.

Forty years after the fall of Saigon, CBS News' Bill Plante shares his story of reporting from the Vietnam War

“People in Saigon feel that if Xuan Loc falls, the war is over,” reported Bob Simon on April 15, 1975. The city had sustained significant damage from North Vietnamese forces determined to take South Vietnam. Simon’s report originally aired on the “CBS Evening News.”

In March of 1970, CBS News correspondent Richard Threlkeld was embedded with a platoon patrolling the jungles of Vietnam near Cambodia. The GI's came under fire from North Vietnamese forces as Threlkeld’s crew documented the intense firefight. This original report aired on the “CBS Evening News” on March 27, 1970.

"There were desperate scenes of families separated and crying out for help, pleading not to be left behind," reported former CBS News correspondent Ed Bradley, as the city of Saigon was evacuated ahead of its fall on April 30, 1975. Bradley's intrepid reporting, detailing the dramatic events of the day the Vietnam War ended, originally aired on the "CBS Evening News."

As the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War nears, dangerous remnants of the conflict remain. CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen went back to the country to follow a group whose mission is to find and safely destroy America’s undetonated bombs.

Two Vietnam war heroes receive Medal of Honor Nearly 50 years after their heroic acts in battle, two Vietnam War veterans received the highest military award. Congress voted last year to grant the award to both veterans after the Pentagon found they were eligible. Charlie Rose reports.

Arlington ceremony honors U.S. general killed in Afghanistan Maj. Gen. Harold Greene was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery after being killed by a lone gunman thought to be an Afghan soldier; Greene was highest-ranking U.S. officer killed in combat since Vietnam War

Two-star army general killed in Afghanistan military academy Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, praised as a master of military technology, is the highest ranking U.S. officer killed in combat zone since the Vietnam War. He was shot to death in an attack on Afghanistan's officer training academy Tuesday. David Martin reports from the Pentagon.

Vietnam veteran’s Medal of Honor 44 years in the making Vietnam War U.S. Army Specialist Four Santiago Erevia explains what it meant to him to get a call from President Obama last summer offering him a Medal of Honor 44 years after he was initially passed over for the award.