Exhibition features anti-war-in-Vietnam campaigns of US veterans
A special exhibition titled “Waging Peace – American Soldiers and Veterans opposing the War in Viet Nam” opened at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19.
Veteran Paul Cox stands next to his own picture taken when he took part in a campaign supporting peace for Vietnam. He once fought in Vietnam in 1969 – 1970. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A special exhibition titled“Waging Peace – American Soldiers and Veterans opposing the War in Viet Nam”opened at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19.
Jointly held by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of FriendshipOrganisations (HUFO), Peace and Development Foundation, and the US-based organisationVeterans for Peace (VFP), the event is displaying 80 posters, photos, andnewspaper articles on past campaigns to end the war in Vietnam by US soldiersand veterans.
At the exhibition, Nguyen Van Manh, HUFO Vice Chairman andGeneral Secretary, said Vietnam – US relations have grown stronger in the past20 years via friendly exchange programmes of politicians, scholars, veterans,and students of the two countries.
A large number of US veterans have returned to Vietnam totake part in local charity programmes and helped promote understanding aboutVietnamese people and culture in their home country, he added.
The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) on January 30 handed over records related to remains of Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives in 1971 at Khe Gio bridge in Cam Thanh commune, Cam Lo district, the central province of Quang Tri.
Vice Chairman of the HCMCity People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang thanked US veterans for developing friendship between the two countries when meeting the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) delegation on February 7.
Vietnamese and US veterans exchanged their views on war losses and the building of a better future at a conference held by the Vietnam – USA Society (VUS) in Hanoi on March 6.
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In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
Veteran Paul Cox stands next to his own picture taken when he took part in a campaign supporting peace for Vietnam. He once fought in Vietnam in 1969 – 1970. (Photo: VNA) 
