Wreath-laying ceremony held in Chicago in honor of Vietnam veterans
Vietnam veterans in Chicago passed Sunday to mark a day in their honor.
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Vietnam veterans in Chicago passed Sunday to mark a day in their honor.
Customs officials discovered them about three weeks ago because the packages didn't smell like cake.
"We want Vietnam to be seen as a culture that is almost 4,000 years old, and not just a war," Vietnam Society co-founder Erin Phuong Steinhauer said.
In Thailand, at least nine people have died, and over 22,000 households have been impacted. In Vietnam, the death toll is now 197.
The country is dealing with widespread flooding in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.
It’s the second time the typhoon made landfall in China on Friday. the storm hit the country's Hainan Island.
President Joe Biden is headed home after the G20 summit and a trip to Vietnam. The goal was to build stronger connections with Asian nations and counter the influence of China in the region.
"A lot of emotion, you know, because we were forgotten."