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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.
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.
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.
A groundbreaking PBS documentary delves into the murders of five Vietnamese American journalists between 1980 and 1990, and the now abandoned FBI investigation into their deaths.
Orange County Employees Association General Manager Nick Berardino is retiring Friday after more than four decades at the union. He leaves a legacy that touches all corners of Orange County and stretches to Sacramento.
The author and other adult children of Vietnamese refugees talk about how the fall of Saigon shaped the experiences and character of their generation.
During her Vietnam War news assignment, the author saw up close how government corruption can ruin lives. Decades later, those lessons live on, as important for Orange County as elsewhere.
A coalition will appear before the Irvine City Council to ask that land beside the Great Park be set aside for the county’s first veterans cemetery.
One was among the first to complete a mission behind enemy lines in North Korea. The other served stateside, helping amputees put their lives back together.
Linguistic isolation, lack of access to mental health services and cultural taboos are roadblocks for Vietnamese-Americans and other Southeast Asian refugees in Orange County who still suffer from the trauma of war.