Vietnam magazine visited the Rolling Thunder event in Washington, D.C., in June 2011, and produced a short video with interviews of veterans and officials
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Letter from Wild West – June 2012
The 19-century Wild West was notorious for its violence, but would any of its cold-blooded man-killers meet the modern definition of a serial killer?
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2012 Spur Award: The Alamo, Well Remembered
The 1836 Battle of the Alamo, immortalized by Texans, also remains in the national memory, thanks to Travis’ line in the sand, Crockett’s death and lesser ‘battles’ that ensued there
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The Olympics of Much Wenlock: How the modern games were inspired in the Shropshire Hills
Where the modern Olympic games got their flame.
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Daily Quiz for March 30, 2012
This country’s army executed more of its own soldiers in World War I than any other nation did.
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George Washington’s Magnificent Obsession
George Washington worried over every detail of his greatest gift to the nation—Mount Vernon.
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Phil Collins Remembers the Alamo
Rocker Phil Collins has spent decades collecting artifacts from his childhood obsession – the Alamo.
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The Last Days of David Crockett
What really happened to Davy Crockett after the Alamo fell?
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Ambrose Bierce and America’s First Great War Stories
Author and Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce wrote of an ugly war, not the romanticized version found in most writings by his fellow veterans. His war was waged deep within the conscience of the individual solider and was often cloaked in supernaturalism.
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Daily Quiz for March 29, 2012
This was the first of the original 13 American colonies to ratify its own state constitution