Wednesday marked 50 years since American troops left Vietnam, and the memories are still there for Alaskan veterans.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Wednesday was National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which also marked the 50th anniversary of U.S. combat troops leaving Vietnam.
Ted Trueblood, who fought in the war, said the change in attitudes over the years of how troops were received upon returning home have warmed his heart.Trueblood describes the war as a long and bitter experience for those who were in combat and for the United States as a whole. Even after the war ended, those who came home were not always given the warm welcomes that troops in previous conflicts received.
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