Vietnam
-
PublishedJuly 4, 2023
Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over map showing China’s territorial claim
The map shows China’s 'nine-dash line,' which extends Beijing’s territorial claims far into waters that fall within areas claimed by Vietnam and other countries.
-
PublishedMay 14, 2023
She raised a family and ran a restaurant in Portland. Now citizenship solidifies Huong Le’s home
As a young mother, she emigrated from Vietnam to Maine, where her family and their food continue to enrich the community.
-
PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Fifty years later, Vietnam veterans ‘refuse to be forgotten’
Ceremonies across the country on Wednesday will mark the 50th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from Vietnam.
-
PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Don Luce, activist who exposed Vietnam War horrors, dies at 88
His eyewitness accounts while teaching students in the country became a major part of the U.S. antiwar movement.
-
PublishedAugust 18, 2021
Journalist Joseph Galloway, chronicler of Vietnam War, dies at 79
Galloway was decorated with a Bronze Star Medal with V in 1998 for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire during the la Drang battle.
-
PublishedMay 15, 2021
Soldiers who died on secret mission are memorialized in Maine
Their families attend the unveiling of a memorial in Columbia Falls to honor those who died when the plane they were on disappeared over the Pacific while en route to Vietnam in 1962.
-
PublishedApril 15, 2020
Sculptor Glenna Goodacre, who created Vietnam Women’s Memorial, dies at 80
The memorial is on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
-
PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Maine native lends a hand to MIA search effort in Vietnam
Master Sgt. Aliah Reyes, who grew up in Eliot and graduated from Marshwood High School, has been in the Air Force for 20 years and is currently stationed in Hawaii.
-
PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Maine Voices: Trump’s threats to Iranian cultural sites disrespect our human heritage
Culture is what makes lives meaningful, and protecting it is one of the acknowledged limits to armed conflict.