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Vietnam War journalism

These extraordinary women changed the history of photojournalism.

The award-winning photojournalist broke gender barriers and was the first American female reporter killed in combat in Vietnam.

Editor's Note: Cultural critic and historian Lorissa Rinehart writes about art, war, and politics.

American Heritage has published many important essays on the history of the Vietnam War.

CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite underwent a dramatic change of heart during the Vietnam War—and in doing so, changed the face of broadcast journalism.

On February 6, 1965, Vietcong guerrillas attacked the U.S. base at Pleiku, killing eight American soldiers and wounding 126. The Johnson administration quickly retaliated, commencing another vicious cycle of lightning reprisals and military escalations. Suddenly U.S.

How a patch of ground forged a man’s future, stole a part of his soul, and gave it back to him 30 years later

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE NOW, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS HAVE BEEN LEAVING LETTERS AND SNAPSHOTS, CIGARETTES AND CLOTHING AND BEER FOR THEIR FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND PARENTS WHO NEVER MADE IT BACK FROM VIETNAM.

The faces of the "American Dead in Vietnam” was Life magazine’s cover story on June 27, 1969.

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