Vietnam
Troubled Waters: KC’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Restored
The Kansas City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fountain has been repaired after a long delay. But local veterans seek more upgrades.
curiousKC | A Selection of Flatland’s Memorial Day Stories to Mark the Holiday
Here’s Flatland’s curiousKC round-up of Memorial Day stories you need to read.
Finding Refuge in KC | Hank Nguyen
Hank Nguyen built the boat that he used to help make his way from Vietnam to Kansas City.
One War Leads to Another
A new exhibit, “The Vietnam War: 1945-1975,” opens at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City on Nov. 8 and runs through next May.
KC Vet Recalls Discrimination in Vietnam
Thomas “Buck” Jenkins doesn’t like to talk much about his year of Army duty in the Vietnam War — a time in his life with too many bad memories from too many bad experiences. Like many, Jenkins returned home to people who criticized his service, yet had never walked five steps in his shoes as…