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# Vietnam War

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# Nixon in Dublin
'I was in disguise as an American tourist': The woman who egged Richard Nixon in 1970
Nixon’s motorcade was making its way through Dublin when it was egged three times.
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Jun 9th 2019, 12:00 PM
# from navy to senate
How John McCain became a titan of US politics
His father and grandfather were both four-star admirals in the US Navy.
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Aug 26th 2018, 7:35 AM
# US Navy
US Destroyer to be named after Irish man who fought in Vietnam war
Patrick Gallagher grew up just outside Ballyhaunis before emigrating to the US in 1962
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Mar 12th 2018, 10:14 PM
# patrick gallagher
Almost 9,000 have signed a petition to have a US military ship named after an Irishman
Patrick Gallagher from Co Mayo fought in and died during the Vietnam War.
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Jun 5th 2017, 9:30 PM
# US Marines
'Mayo Boy, Vietnam Hero': The fascinating story of Patrick Gallagher
The Ballyhaunis man kept his service with the US Marines a secret until he won a top honour.
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Dec 10th 2016, 11:30 AM
# family reunion
Facebook post reunites Vietnam war veteran with the son he left behind
The power of social media, proved once more.
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Apr 28th 2014, 4:05 PM
# Winter Soldier
Rare screening of Vietnam war documentary in Dublin
Winter Soldier will have three screenings at the IFI this weekend.
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Jan 31st 2013, 7:05 AM
# sitdown sunday
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Jan 27th 2013, 10:29 AM
# USA
POT: A history of marijuana
Washington State and Colorado in the US voted to legalise the drug’s use last month – but what happened in the States before pot went ‘proper’?
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Dec 23rd 2012, 8:30 AM
# United States
Former US presidential candidate George McGovern dies
The former US senator ran against Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election but was soundly beaten.
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Oct 21st 2012, 1:23 PM
# Vietnam War
Agent Orange clean-up launched in Vietnam decades after war ends
US and Vietnam are commencing a landmark project to remove dangerous defoliant sprayed by American forces to defoliate Vietnam’s forests.
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Aug 9th 2012, 12:17 PM
# Whistleblowers
Top five: classic leaks and whistleblowers
In the aftermath of the Wikileaks Afghanistan drama, we remember five other shock disclosures.
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Jul 27th 2010, 5:08 PM