50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

Veterans reflect on Saigon’s fall in KSAT special

Edgewood Independent School District has a strong bond with its military veterans. Many know about its distinction as having the highest Latino American casualties of the war in Vietnam. On Wednesday at 7 p.m., KSAT will highlight their sacrifices in the special, “50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio.”KSAT shared some of those stories on Monday.In the 5 p.m. newscast, several Edgewood District Veterans spoke with Steve Spriester a…

Vietnam’s battlefields bringing in tourists and veterans 50 years later

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Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists 50 years after the fall of Saigon

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50 Years Later, Vietnam's Battlefields Draw Retrospective Veterans and Other Tourists

Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books.

50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books. And thousands of Americans and Vietnamese know them as the graveyards of loved ones who died fighting more than a half-century ago.Today the battlefields of Vietnam are sites of pilgrimage for veterans from both sides who fought there, and tourists wanting to see firsthand where