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Tag: Vietnam War

Lawrence Boyd, Sr., Vietnam War veteran (Courtesy of 5WPR.com)
Posted inBlack History

Former Airborne Brigade Soldier Lawrence Boyd Sr. Visits Vietnam Veterans Memorial

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Lawrence Boyd Sr., 76, a Black veteran who volunteered for service in the Vietnam War, said he has never forgotten the lessons he learned while fighting for his country more than 50 years ago.

Lawrence Boyd Sr, 76, a Vietnam War veteran who served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, traveled from his home in Puyallup, Washington, on April 24 to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where he paid tribute to one of his fallen comrades, PFC Watson, killed in the line of duty in 1968. (Courtesy of 5WPR.com)
Posted inEditor's Column

EDITOR’S COLUMN: A Chance Encounter and Interview with a Black Vietnam Veteran and How His Words Blew My Mind

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
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Posted inBlack Experience, Stacy M. Brown

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Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

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Military veterans Allen White (left) and Curtis Parker greet each other after an annual Veterans Day commemorative event at the Peace Cross in Bladensburg, Maryland, on Nov. 11. /Photo by William J. Ford
Posted inNational, Shevry Lassiter

Prince George’s Event Honors Service Members on Veterans Day

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Posted inBill Fletcher Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

The Scars of Vietnam

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Posted inBill Fletcher Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

Closing the Chapter on Vietnam

by Bill Fletcher Jr. May 11, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inWorld

Vietnam Lesson Endures, 40 Years Later

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