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Vietnam “Fake News” Revisited

R Lawson — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:04:52 +0000

Another Look at Vietnam “Fake News” On February 15, 2018, the Wall Street Journal printed excellent letters to the editor that debated fake news and the Tet offensive of ’68, which took place 50 years ago. The letters were written in response to William Luti’s Op Ed on the 30th of January, featured in my […]

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Did Fake News Lose the Vietnam War?

R Lawson — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:21:43 +0000

DID FAKE NEWS LOSE THE VIETNAM WAR? That was the eye-catching title of an Op Ed in the Wall Sreet Journal on January 30th by William J. Luti that I thought worthy of passing along to my blog readers in case they missed the article. Mr. Luti is a retired career Navy captain who served […]

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Why Read About Vietnam – A War from Over 50 Years Ago?

R Lawson — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:48:04 +0000

As we reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, the Vietnam War is still evokes much debate and emotion. Below is an excerpt from the introduction of my recent novel, RECALL. This particular account of Vietnam and its aftermath is viewed through the personal experience of four young men who grew up together […]

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50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive – Part 2

R Lawson — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:27:45 +0000

50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive – Turbulent Times The North Vietnam invasion of South Vietnam on the Chinese New Year in 1968 went on for a year and was marked by the most intense and sustained fighting of the war. (I detailed more about this in my first post, 50th Anniversary of the Tet […]

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50th Anniversary of the 1968 Tet Offensive

R Lawson — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 01:22:37 +0000

The Tet Offensive – 50 Years Later Few will recall that pivotal period in the Vietnam War, much less will it come to mind this month. Half of the United States population was not born yet, and many of those who experienced the turbulent era have passed on. For survivors and the veterans who served, […]

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Recall and the Vietnam Era

R Lawson — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 20:27:18 +0000

VIETNAM – What does that name mean to you? If you were born after 1975, like half of our population, it probably has little or no meaning. For the other half who witnessed the war in Southeast Asia, it may still conjure up mixed emotions or it has simply faded from memory. But for those involved […]

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New Release Coming: Recall

R Lawson — Fri, 05 May 2017 21:24:29 +0000

Recall by R. Lawson My sixth novel, Recall, is on pace for publication this summer. Recall is a fictional historical narrative, a different genre than my five previous novels. Although it features the same protagonist, Biff Roberts, (who you may know from my espionage series of intelligent thrillers,) the story is based on based on […]

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