Next week, Orange County residents will have a chance to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the Vietnam War at a replica of the Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.
Tag: Vietnam War
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Berardino: Vietnam Veterans Day Stirs Painful Memories
OC Veteran Cemetery will provide long awaited healing.
Posted inGovernment
On “Black April,” Plans for Another Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster Spark A Different Debate
Some question officials’ priorities for another Vietnam War memorial in Westminster as the city faces a number of ongoing, serious crises.
Posted inREGIONS
OC Democratic Party Vice Chair Resigns from Leadership Amid Uproar Over Ho Chi Minh Post
Jeff LeTourneau’s resignation came after he shared a Facebook post praising the late Communist leader as someone who “liberated an entire poor, colonized nation from 2 of the most powerful military forces in the world.”
Posted inNEWS
OC Democratic Leader’s Praise for Ho Chi Minh Sends Little Saigon Into Uproar
It’s the latest incident where public statements revolving around the Vietnam War and ideas about communism have sent this area of OC into a political frenzy.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Federal Judge in Homeless Case Keeps Everyone Running
Unsatisfied with secondhand information about living conditions at the riverbed, 74-year-old Judge David O. Carter, dressed in jeans and a blue sweater bearing the federal court’s seal, went to see for himself, talking to dozens of homeless people, picking up trash and recruiting volunteers.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Nguyen: The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Refugee
Tung Nguyen shares his personal journey from Vietnam, reminding that April 30th is the commemoration of the end of the Vietnam War and the beginning of the Vietnamese refugees arrival in the US and Orange County.
Posted inTop Stories
Remembering Orange County’s Vietnam War Military Casualties
This Memorial Day, Voice of OC compiled a list of all 320 Orange County U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War. Read the full list and please remember their sacrifice for all of us.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
State Senate Removes Janet Nguyen from Chambers After Criticism of Late Sen. Tom Hayden
The California State Senate removed Republican Sen. Janet Nguyen from its chambers Thursday after she made statements critical of the late Democratic Sen. Tom Hayden during a portion of the meeting typically reserved for memorializing constituents.
Posted inBrea, Countywide, Top Stories
Vietnam Veteran Gary Colletti Keeps Serving Fifty Years On
Gary Colletti left Vietnam in 1965, but the war hasn’t left him. He now helps fellow vets receive the benefits they have coming to them.
