Obituaries

John McDonald, 1948 – 2023

July 5, 2023

John McDonald, a Canadian-born American Vietnam War veteran who wrote a series of popular novels about the war and its aftermath, died June 20 of bone cancer at age 74. After serving for two years…

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Frederick Forrest, 1936-2023

June 28, 2023

The actor Frederic Forrest, who died on June 23 at 86, had a long career on the stage and screen. Most of the many newspaper and online obituaries highlighted his Oscar-nominated role as the limo…

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Jesse Trevino, 1946-2023

February 20, 2023

Jesse Trevino, the internationally acclaimed artist who  served a combat-heavy tour of duty with the U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division, died February 13 in San Antonio where he grew up. He was 76 years old…

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John Prados, 1951-2022

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…

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George Herring, 1936-2022

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…

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Tim Page, 1944-2022

August 25, 2022

Tim Page, the famed daredevil photographer who made his reputation covering the Vietnam War from 1965-70, died on August 24 at 78 of liver cancer. Page, who was born in Kent, England, left home at…

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Thich Nhat Hanh, 1926-2022

January 24, 2022

Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, died January 22 at his home in the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue after a long illness at age 95. A scholar, poet, teacher, and political figure,…

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David Willson, 1942-2021

July 9, 2021

David Willson, one of the most prolific and accomplished Vietnam War veteran writers, died July 6 at his home in Maple Valley, Washington, at age 79 of multiple myeloma, which was caused by his exposure…

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John Sacret Young, 1946-2021

June 24, 2021

John Sacret Young, the writer and TV and movie producer best known for being the co-creator of the pioneering TV show, China Beach, died June 3 at age 75 from brain cancer. Young and William Broyles Jr.--a…

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Neil Sheehan, 1936-2021

January 9, 2021

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="389"]         Neil Sheehan (right), in Vietnam, circa 1963 [/caption] Neil Sheehan, the acclaimed Vietnam War correspondent and author, died on January 7 at his home in Washington, D.C. He…

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