August 1, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | 175 Comments
On August 3, 1966, the US launched a six-month offensive known as Operation Prairie in Vietnam. The operation consisted of a series of battles primarily in the Con Thien and Gio Linh regions along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separated … Continue reading
May 10, 2018 by Trevor | 44 Comments
During the Vietnam War, American soldiers relied on working military dogs for a variety of crucial tasks. They could alert a soldier to an enemy presence or detect explosives, trip-wires and landmines. It is estimated that 10,000 lives were saved … Continue reading
December 31, 2017 by Trevor | 44 Comments
On January 27, 1973, representatives of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam (which included the Viet Cong), and the United States signed the Paris Peace Accords, leading to the end of the United States’ active … Continue reading
September 1, 2017 by Trevor | 52 Comments
On September 17, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s highly anticipated 10-part documentary The Vietnam War will begin airing. In the meantime, brush up on your knowledge of the conflict on Fold3 with the more than 21 million records in our … Continue reading
November 15, 2016 by Trevor | 46 Comments
In this month of both Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, take a moment to visit the two interactive memorial walls on Fold3—the USS Arizona Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial—to pay tribute to America’s fallen heroes who perished in the attack … Continue reading
November 20, 2008 by Trevor | Comments Off on Vote for The Wall
Footnote’s Virtual Vietnam Veterans Memorial – a near, full-size, digital reproduction – is a finalist for the We Media Game Changers Award. The project was first covered by CNN when it launched last spring. Since then it has been visited by thousands, many of … Continue reading
April 10, 2008 by Peter | 4 Comments
Over the past few weeks, response to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial project has been amazing. So many people have come to add their remembrances and pay tribute to family members and friends.Here are just a few examples of what has … Continue reading