Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam War

Copperas Cove vet served as door gunner in Vietnam

COPPERAS COVE – Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Jim Von Ruedgisch grew up doing chores every day after school and on weekends at his family’s 40-acre farm in southeast Missouri. As high school graduation approached and he considered his future,…

Tomah commemorates the Vietnam War turning 50

TOMAH, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – April 30th marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. Earlier this year, Vietnam Veterans in the Coulee Region were honored for their service to our country. First News at Nine's Dashal Mentzel was there to highlight the ceremony that was full of thanks for the men and women who fought overseas. FOX 25/48 will also commemorate the anniversary of the Vietnam War coming to an end by airing a couple of 2-hour-long sp…

Asian American veterans share emotional stories

During his adolescence, William Fong's entire world was contained in San Francisco. But in 1967, over a decade into the Vietnam War, he was drafted.

Vietnam Veteran: Doug Benjamin

MINOT, ND (KXNET) — Doug Benjamin joined the Army when he was just 17 years old in 1967, and just one short year later, when he was 18, he was sent overseas. "Vietnam was something that I didn't realize what I was getting into at my age. I thought I knew everything, but I found out real quick that I didn't," Benjamin said. Benjamin spent one year in Vietnam in an infantry unit as a resupply truck driver, and he says each day there was always ple…

Vietnam veterans remember the war 50 years later

SIOUX FALLS, (KELO) - April 30 marks 50 years since the Vietnam war ended with the fall of Saigon as the United States military withdrew the last of its troops. Both Ron Anderson and Ron Obe who currently live in South Dakota enlisted in the military after high school where they would later end up overseas in Vietnam. Obe serviced ships in the area from 1967 to 1972, while Anderson worked in communications from 1957 to 1971. Both say they rememb…

50 years later, the Vietnam War still leaves a mark in memory, in stone, and in history

It's been 50 years since the Fall of Saigon, a turning point that ended the Vietnam War, but not its impact. Across the country, people are remembering those who served.