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  • Tue., April 28, 2015 12:55pm

    Georgia Pilot Killed In Vietnam Finally Laid To Rest

    A Georgia Air Force pilot has been laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery almost 50 years after he was killed in Vietnam.

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  • Thu., May 29, 2014 11:01am

    Late Secretary of State Dean Rusk's Children On Their Father's Legacy

    On May 27, GPB premiered a documentary about Dean Rusk. The Georgia native served as secretary of state and for President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Two of Rusk’s three children-- Peggy Rusk- Smith and Rich Rusk-- joined GPB All Things Considered host Ellen Reinhardt for a conversation about their father’s legacy.

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  • Mon., December 23, 2013 3:18am

    Mercer University To Expand Program For Vietnam Landmine Victims

    When American troops left Vietnam in 1975, they left something behind: landmines. In the decades since, more than a hundred thousand civilians have been killed or maimed by unexploded ordnance. Mercer University officials are hoping to massively expand a program that addresses this lingering tragedy of the Vietnam War.

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  • Fri., May 25, 2012 8:04am

    Solemn Ceremony For Veterans Memorial

    Military officials say a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall is now open to the public at Fort Gordon. The Augusta Chronicle reports that the traveling wall opened Thursday after a solemn ceremony. Col. Robert Barker, the garrison commander, invited people to visit the three-quarter-scale model of the national monument over Memorial Day weekend.

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