Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam
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Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam on Thursday, unleashing destructive winds and torrential rain just days after devastating the Philippines. The storm has forced mass evacuations, airport closures,
The death toll from the most recent floods and landslides rose to 37 on Monday, with five people missing and 78 injured, officials said.
About 3,100 men and women from Pennsylvania died in the Vietnam War, and another 89 are still unaccounted for, state officials say.
Veterans Day should be both a time for Americans to honor the sacrifices made on their behalf and to recognize the true cost of war and its effects on service men and women.
Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms collapsed hillsides and left vast parts of cities under water.