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…
July 20, 2017
“The League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Allies and Advocates.” That’s the title of a compelling special exhibit now on view (through December 31) at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of…
December 8, 2016
Nguyen Ngoc Luong, a guide, translator, journalist, and photographer who worked closely with New York Times Vietnam War correspondents Gloria Emerson, Malcolm Brown, Fox Butterfield, Ralph Blumenthal, and Peter Shipler, died October 27 in Saigon.…
July 5, 2016
VVA life member Paul Iacovello, who was a medic in Vietnam in 1962-63, created art paper by turning his war uniform into pulp, then printed images of photos he took in Vietnam on that paper.…
July 5, 2016
DK, the London-based book publisher that specializes in top-quality illustrated reference books, is putting together a book titled The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History. Published in association with Smithsonian Institution, the book will go on…
May 7, 2016
Kendra Rennick, a photo editor in New York, is working on a project to collect photo slides that Vietnam veterans took during their tours of duty. "I am interested in a wide range of roles…
March 2, 2016
Chaplain Richard Black at Con Thien, September 1967 Franck Leclerc, a French newspaper reporter, is working on a book on the work of the great war photographer David Douglas Duncan, a Marine who served in…
October 10, 2015
Eddie Adams , who died in 2004, was one of the most accomplished photojournalists of the Vietnam War. Working for the Associated Press, Adams spent more than three years covering the war. He received the…
September 2, 2015
Tony Gleaton , a photographer best known for his images of the American West, Southwest and Mexico, died August 14 at age 67 in Palo Alto, California. Gleaton, who specialized in black-and-white photos of African American…
May 20, 2015
"Reporting Vietnam , " a multimedia exhibit showcasing how journalists covered the Vietnam War, opens May 22 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The extensive exhibit, held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary commemorations of…