A monk with global influence and an ally of Martin Luther King, he championed what he called “engaged Buddhism,” applying its principles in pressing for peace.
Tag: Vietnam War
Vietnamese Americans Mobilize to Welcome Afghan Refugees
For many who made it to the United States, watching the chaotic exit from Afghanistan evoked memories of their own harrowing experiences.
America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold?
Recent history suggests that it is foolish for Western powers to fight wars in other people’s lands and that the U.S. intervention was almost certainly doomed from the start.
Vietnam War Victims Seek Answers on Massacre from South Korea
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.
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.