EP273: What Would My Life Be After Firefighti...

On this episode of Our American Stories, Jesse Brown had already made history as the first Black pilot in U.S. naval aviation. His service in the Korean War would come to define how he is remembered. After his plane went down behind enemy lines, fellow pilot Tom Hudner made a dec ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, eating disorder recovery rarely moves in a straight line, and Randi Wilson’s story makes that clear. After developing an eating disorder as a young woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, she went through hospitalization, residential treatment ...  Show more

It's 1975, and in the final act of the Vietnam War, the U.S. have ordered all remaining civilian and military personnel to be withdrawn from South Vietnam. The communist Viet Cong are closing in on the city of Saigon, the hub of America’s presence, as choppers evacuate the 6000 A ...  Show more

“It is 105 degrees in Saigon, and rising.” This announcement, made through U.S. Armed Forces radio on a spring morning in 1975, is the cue for all Americans remaining in Saigon to head to the US embassy, in order to be evacuated. With up to a million South Vietnamese also expecti ...  Show more

Dans cet épisode de Crousti-History, on vous parle de la Guerre du Vietnam !Dans les années 50, les États-Unis et l’URSS sont en pleine guerre froide. L’Indochine, ancienne colonie française, est séparée en 4 États. Parmi eux : le Vietnam du Nord communiste et le Vietnam du Sud s ...  Show more

In 1969, at the height of US presence, there were over half a million Americans in Vietnam.

But why were they there in the first place? When did the conflict in Vietnam begin and how did it escalate towards US involvement?

Pierre Asselin is the author of <e ...