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Capitol Hill dysfunction threatens key defense initiatives
Congress' dysfunction is taking its toll on national security as a government shutdown looms and hundreds of officers can't take their posts.
Love or hate the Ken Burns Vietnam series, at least it's getting veterans talking
The more that Vietnam vets are willing to come forward and tell their stories, the better it is for our country.
By Jim Knotts
During Vietnam War, music spoke to both sides of a divided nation
Whereas during past wars, musicians wrote songs to unite Americans, Vietnam-era music spoke to the growing numbers of disillusioned citizens, and brought attention to the cultural fissures that were beginning to emerge.
By Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, University of South Carolina, via AP
Ken Burns interview: The story behind his Vietnam War docu-series
Ken Burns explains why it was time to tell this war story.
By Chuck Springston, Vietnam magazine