The Final Days of South Vietnam, March-April 1975. (USA) by Todd DePastino In 1973, after the ceasefire of January 27 and the departure of the last remaining US combat troops on March 29, North Vietnam decided to play the long game. The country had been torn apart and its forces routed in
Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, Commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, boards a C-17 as the last American service member to leave Afghanistan. (U.S. Army MSgt. Alex Burnett) by Daria Sommers The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a human tragedy that came to an end at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in
Joe Boscia with his South Vietnamese counterparts, 1968. (Joe Boscia) Joseph Boscia, Captain, US Army, Vietnam 1968-69 I was thunderstruck on Wednesday, April 30, 1975, when someone came into my office in Philadelphia and told me Saigon had fallen. “All that blood. All that treasure. Both ours and the Vietnamese people’s,” I
President Ford meets with Graham Martin, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam, Army Chief of Staff General Frederick Weyand, and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger to discuss the situation in Vietnam, March, 1975. (National Archives) Written by Todd DePastino Saigon swelled with refugees as “Black April” 1975 ground toward
HENDERSONVILLE – On March 28, 2025, Lt. Col. Dr. Edwin (Ed Cotty) Cottrell (1922–2025) went to join his beloved wife Mildred (Millie) in heaven. He passed peacefully at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, NC, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Oklahoma City, OK, to the late Elmer B.
Written by Todd DePastino On April 30, 2025 — the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War — a powerful new documentary will premiere on YouTube to honor a group of women whose service and sacrifice have too often been overlooked. "The Donut Dollies: 627 Women Who Also Served
