Clarence B. Jones, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. write 'I Have A Dream' speech, dies at 95

The former attorney and speechwriter who helped Martin Luther King Jr. pen "I Have a Dream" has died. He was 95.
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Dang Van Phuoc, AP combat photographer who lost an eye in the Vietnam War, dies at 91

Former Associated Press photographer Dang Van Phuoc, who was injured multiple times during the Vietnam War and returned to ...
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A misaligned, misguided, and misunderstood history: The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War exposed how political micromanagement and flawed military strategy can bleed a superpower dry. Leaders chased ...
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Korean War hero brought home to Jasper 75 years after his death

Orestus Marion Stewart, a U.S Army Corporal who was killed in battle during the Korean War, was recently welcomed home to ...
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‘I went in alone, and I came home alone’: Stockton vet reflects on war and rejection

JOSEPH MAES WILL NEVER FORGET the day he jumped into a helicopter on his first day in Vietnam. It was a supply drop. But before long, Maes, sitting in the ...
Opinion

Martin Luther King Jr.’s American dream was all about non-violence — and we still have a lot to learn: late leader’s son

Through July 4, The Post, in conjunction with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, is featuring US citizens explaining what the American dream means to them in 2026 — including Martin ...

These Polk County residents died in the Vietnam War

At least 78 of those who died in the Vietnam War hailed from Polk County, according to a list on the Virtual Wall.
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Philip Caputo, Who Wrote Blistering Vietnam War Memoir, Dies at 84

“A Rumor of War,” about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed “the things men do in war and the things war does to them.” By Joseph Berger Philip ...