More than 40 years ago, Vinh Nguyen and his family escaped their native Vietnam by boarding a small boat headed for the South China Sea. They spent 36 hours in the ocean before encountering the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, a task force supporting the evacuation of South Vietnamese people after the fall of Saigon — […]
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Alice’s Restaurant holds cultural weight 50 years after famed incident
Arlo Guthrie will perform “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Thanksgiving arrest.
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Coweta man receives Medal of Honor 44 years after death
Don Sloat was awarded the Medal of Honor for throwing himself on a grenade and saving others.
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‘Nam, ‘Nam, ‘Nam
A traveling exhibit now at the Gaylord- Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum pays homage to veterans of the Vietnam War. “Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam” gives visitors an in-depth look at the thoughts and emotions felt by American soldiers while in Vietnam, and the families they left behind. The exhibit is centered on canvas sleeping bunks […]