Vietnam War still haunts Laos
President Obama's trip to Laos is the first by a sitting U.S. president. He is expected to address a once-secret bombing program the U.S. led in the Vietnam war that Laos is still feeling today. Adriana Diaz reports.
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Medal of Honor recipient
There are 44 American soldiers who survived an ambush in Vietnam because of one man: Chuck Kettles. Today the pilot was awarded the Medal of Honor. David Martin has more.
Vietnam War vet Charles Kettles on what the Medal of Honor means
President Obama presented retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles with the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony Monday. CBS News' David Martin interview the Vietnam War veteran about what the award means to him.
Everyone in John Colone's unit thought he was dead after he was shot four times in 1968 during the Vietnam War. They were so certain, they put him in a body bag and sent him to the morgue.
Everyone in John Colone's unit thought he was dead after he was shot four times in 1968 during the Vietnam War. They were so certain, they put him in a body bag and sent him to the morgue. Lucky for Colone, the morgue had a very thorough attendant. Steve Hartman had to hear this story for himself.
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President Obama made history in both Japan and Vietnam this week
President Obama made history in both Japan and Vietnam this week. He lifted a decades-old arms embargo in Hanoi, and became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima. Tufts University professor of international politics and Washington Post contributing editor Daniel Drezner joins CBSN with more.
Beijing is troubled after President Obama lifted the U.S. arms embargo on Vietnam earlier this week
Beijing is troubled after President Obama lifted the U.S. arms embargo on Vietnam earlier this week. CBS News' Adriana Diaz discusses the growing tensions between China and neighboring countries.
A young rapper dropped some bars for President Obama at a Q&A session during his trip to Vietnam, and they spoke about some common stereotypes in the music industry in both countries
A young rapper dropped some bars for President Obama at a Q&A session during his trip to Vietnam, and they spoke about some common stereotypes in the music industry in both countries.
President Obama says the U.S. will be "okay" after the chaotic presidential race
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CBS News' Margaret Brennan joins CBSN from Vietnam, where President Obama has lifted a decades-old arms embargo
CBS News' Margaret Brennan joins CBSN from Vietnam, where President Obama has lifted a decades-old arms embargo.
Thousands of Vietnamese greeted the president Tuesday as he arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon
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CBS News' Margaret Brennan is with President Obama in Vietnam, and explains what's behind the decision to lift the longstanding U.S. arms embargo against that country
CBS News' Margaret Brennan is with President Obama in Vietnam, and explains what's behind the decision to lift the longstanding U.S. arms embargo against that country.
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President Obama arrived in Vietnam on Sunday
President Obama arrived in Vietnam on Sunday. He's only the third U.S. president to visit the communist nation. Later this week he will be in Japan. Margaret Brennan has more.
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Veterans joined the annual “Veterans on Wall Street” event Tuesday. The government says the number of disability claims has dropped to about 70,000 from over 600,000 in 2013
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Ahead of Veterans Day this Wednesday, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, discusses his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and makes a case for better veteran care
Ahead of Veterans Day this Wednesday, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, discusses his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and makes a case for better veteran care
A photo taken 43 years ago of Kim Phuc, a young Vietnamese girl fleeing naked from a napalm attack, continues to resonate today as the personification of the horrors of war
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Around 250 people have been stranded on a 5,000-acre island in South Carolina since last Monday; despite his resolute public attitude toward the war, documents detailed in the new book "The Last of the President's Men" reveal that President Richard Nixon had his doubts about America's efforts in the Vietnam war
Despite his resolute public attitude toward the war, documents detailed in the new book "The Last of the President's Men" reveal that President Richard Nixon had his doubts about America's efforts in the Vietnam war
Despite his resolute public attitude toward the war, documents detailed in the new book "The Last of the President's Men" reveal that President Richard Nixon had his doubts about America's efforts in the Vietnam war. David Martin has more.
It has been 50 years since a controversial report aired on CBS Evening News
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