Densely populated Vietnam is vulnerable to typhoons roaring in across the South China Sea. The U.S. military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said the storm had gathered strength as it approached Vietnam, upgrading it to a Category 4. Forecasters said Vietnam's low-lying commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City could be hit by flooding.

This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

Crews began building The Moving Wall, a half-size traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

A local veteran was recently recognized as part of an Honor Flight. She served her country as a nurse during the Vietnam War. Pamela Cox spent her career as a nurse, and from 1970 to 1971, she saved the lives of soldiers overseas.