December 9, 2022
John Prados, a historian and scholar who specialized in 20th century American wars and was The VVA Veteran’s Vietnam War history expert who contributed many in-depth feature articles to the magazine for more than two…
December 4, 2022
George C. Herring, Jr., a longtime leading scholar of the Vietnam War, died November 30. He was 86 years old. Dr. Herring received his B.A. in history in 1957 from Roanoke College in Virginia, served…
June 18, 2022
The long-envisioned National Vietnam War Museum in Weatherford, Texas, will take a big step forward on June 25 with the dedication of the museum’s new Main Building. A group of former Vietnam War Army helicopter…
June 15, 2021
The Association of the United States Army today released its latest graphic novel, Medal of Honor: Jacob Parrott. You can read it digitally or download a free copy at www.ausa.org/parrott Parrott, a young private in the 33rd…
July 22, 2020
Don Snedeker, the author of The Blackhorse in Vietnam: The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam and Cambodia, 1966-1972, will discuss that book, a history of his old unit, in a webinar sponsored by the Association of…
July 18, 2020
Dateline-Saigon has been making the rounds of film festivals since 2017. This documentary—released by First Run Features on iTunes, Amazon, and on DVD on July 14, 2020—zeroes in on five young newspaper correspondents who covered…
April 28, 2020
You can now listen to a new interview with Donald Snedeker, in which he discusses his new book, The Blackhorse in Vietnam: The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam and Cambodia, 1966-1972, on AUSA's Army Matters podcast.…
April 18, 2018
Michaeal Ceranic, a history major at Rosemont College in Pennsylvania, is writing his senior thesis on the 1968 Battle of Hue during the Tet Offensive. In conjunction with that endeavor, he would like to interview…
November 11, 2017
Yes, those are Vietnam War era helicopters parked on the grounds of the National Archives of the United States in Washington. The three choppers were installed November 6 outside the imposing Archives building on Constitution…
September 16, 2017
By Marc Leepson Arts Editor and Senior Writer, The VVA Veteran Ten years in the making. A reported budget of $30 million. A crew of dozens. That’s what I knew about “The Vietnam War,” the…