South Korean troops were the largest foreign contingent fighting alongside American soldiers during the Vietnam War. They have long been dogged by allegations of brutality.
Tag: Vietnam War
For Vietnamese Veterans, Afghanistan Pullout Seems Familiar
Looking at the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago, a reporter sought to tell an overlooked part of history before it was too late.
Tran Thien Khiem, 95, Dies; a Power in South Vietnam Before Its Fall
For six years he was the nation’s second in command, a master of political intrigue who had plotted and thwarted coups before fleeing the Communist victory in 1975.
1971: After 2 Years and 100 Sessions, Vietnam Peace Talks Remain Deadlocked
A spokesman for the United States said, “Nothing transpired to any news value” in the five-hour meeting in Paris, during which the sides reiterated already well-known positions.
A Son’s Long Struggle to Clear His Family’s Name Is Only Half Won
When it left Vietnam in 1973, the South Korean military said none of its soldiers had been taken prisoner. It took Ahn Yong-soo decades to change the narrative.
Ralph W. McGehee, Agent Who Exposed the C.I.A., Dies at 92
A crisis of conscience in Vietnam led him to conclude that the agency was “a malevolent force” and to lay it bare in a memoir, “Deadly Deceits.”
An Army Doctor’s First Loss of the Vietnam War: The Woman He Loved
He met her while doing rounds at the hospital where they both worked. Within months, he received orders to report for basic training.
Ward Just, 84, Dies; Ex-Journalist Found Larger Truths in Fiction
After covering the Vietnam War and Washington, Mr. Just turned to writing novels that probed American society.
Thich Tri Quang, 95, Galvanizing Monk in South Vietnam, Dies
An orator with “eyes of a tiger,” he helped bring down American-backed governments in Saigon during the Vietnam War and pressed for democratic reforms.
Crashing and Burning Years After the War Is Over
How does one survive war and not be miserable? For one veteran, it meant going back to the battlefield where it all started.