Word: vietnam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...three classes, and remembers him as unusually argumentative about politics in his senior year, although not disrespectful or "hurtful." He divined a strong libertarian, anti-government cast to the student's beliefs but also a more conventional conservatism: Koernke rued Richard Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War. Around this time he told at least one family member he wanted to "go to Vietnam, get shot and come home a hero...
...Grady's father headed a surgical team on a ship off North Vietnam in 1972. He used to take Scott with him in his small Cessna when the boy was 5 and 6 years old. "He always wanted to go into the Air Force," the senior O'Grady recalled. "He always wanted to be there, to fly F-16s and see action...
...week after the State Department proposed normalizingrelations with Hanoi, officials there today said President Le Duc Anh would become the first Vietnamese head of state to set foot on U.S. soil since the Vietnam War. Anh, who ranks second to Communist Party General Secretary Do Muoi in the Hanoi hierarchy, plans to attend ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the United Nations in New York. U.S. officials have been warming to business overtures from Hanoi, but it is unclear whether Anh's visit will carry greater diplomatic weight...
...anything to get your attention," says TIME critic R.Z. Sheppard. "It's friendly but still has teeth." The author populates "Beach Music" (Doubleday; 628 pages; $27.50) with memorable characters, but unfortunately burdens them with the entire bloody history of the 20th century. "Attempts to relate the madness of Vietnam to Hitler's evil are loopy," says Sheppard, and so is some of Conroy's rhetoric. The Pat Conroy who wrote "The Water Is Wide" and "The Great Santini" is conspicuously absent here, leaving "Beach Music" as nothing more than what is certain to be this summer's best-selling snack.Previous...
Secretary of State Warren Christopher has formally recommended that President Clintonestablish full diplomatic ties with Vietnam. Clinton is expected to make a decision in time for Christopher's July trip to meet with the Association of South East Asian Nations in Brunei. If he receives the go-ahead, Christopher will make a diplomatic stop in Hanoi. Although many business leaders support full relations with Vietnam,relatives of soldiers missing in Vietnam oppose the moveas long as the MIA issue remains unresolved. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), aformer Vietnam War POWwho has long supported normalizing relations, says he will offer...