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…Khe Sanh was located about seven miles from Laos, close to the North Vietnam border. Khe Sanh was almost completely surrounded by ridges and stood in the center of four valley corridors leading through the mountains to the north and northwest of the base…

…every 30 years. The first four were in 1828, 1860, 1896 and 1932 due to democratization of parties, slavery and the Great Depression. The Vietnam War and urban unrest caused what may have been the most recent realignment of the parties but the Republicans…

…in firing tests over the Gulf of Mexico. From that point on things moved ahead rapidly and on November 2, 1964, the Air Force Chief Of Staff Curtis Lemay ordered the gunship to be tested in Vietnam. Legend of the Gunship <Tab/>Legend says…

…everlasting passion for independence. The Viet Minh, in full, Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the Independence of Vietnam), nationalist organization in Vietnam, led the struggle for independence from French colonial rule. Founded by Ho Chi Minh, Pham Van…

…of pose, gesture, emotion, and metaphor. Butterfield started making life-sized horse sculptures in 1973, toward the end of the Vietnam War. She saw the mare as a symbol for patience, intuition, strength, and affirmation of life, standing in opposition…

…Tinker vs. Des Moines During the 15-year period that encompassed the Vietnam War, protests were at an all time high. Demonstrators marched outside public offices, government buildings and any other place they felt their voices would be heard. Often…

…Cambodia Cambodia is a small country located in Southeast Asia. The countries Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam border it on three sides and the Gulf of Thailand borders it on the fourth. Buddhism is the predominant religion in Cambodia. It is a home of many…

…. U.S. Special Forces troops first entered Vietnam for the first time in 1957. In the course of one year, one unit of the 1st was able to train a team fifty-eight men of the Vietnamese Army at the Commando Training Center in Nha Trang. The trainees would…

…Post modernism War in Vietnam Time of women's liberation Old dance forms were not up to date with cultures Judson church movement Sharon Davis 1960's Freedom to dance without censorship Baptism memorial church originally lead by Robert Dunn First…

…overseas and organized military alliances from Europe to Southeast Asia. The United States joined the UN peacekeeping missions in the Middle East to stop the spread of communism through out the nations. They fought wars to spread communism in Korea and Vietnam…