It was 40 years ago today that the last American combat troops left Vietnam, and one veteran hopes a younger generation won’t forget the war.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund president Jan Scruggs says the war no longer resonates with most Americans, with 9/11 now serving as their seminal moment.
But as school kids stood on the National Mall gazing at the wall etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. troops killed in Vietnam, Scruggs was hopeful the memorial itself will keep the war’s memories alive. He says it has become an educational device, and he enjoys seeing how kids react to it.
While today marks the end of the U.S. combat mission, Saigon’s fall two years later is generally remembered as the end of the war.
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