Title: Vietnam at 50
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Content: Bow to their captors or take a beating. But in October 1969, the rules changed. At least temporarily. Features
1969
'Peace with honor'
Atop Hamburger Hill
Patriotism or protest? Protests in Washington
Remembering the fallen
'The torture stopped'
1968
Back
1968
It all goes to hell
Vietnam at 50: 1968
The Tet Offensive of 1968 transformed the Vietnam War – and America. It forced the U.S. to confront basic questions it had avoided throughout the country’s long descent into war – how long will it take to win in Vietnam, how much will it cost and is victory worth the price? The sparks of war
Viewed through the prism of time, the years after World War II can seem like an idyllic era,  with U.S. power supreme, the middle class thriving and families living stable “Ozzie and  Harriet” lives after decades of war and economic depression. Love, protest, music and ‘madness’
1967 was a time of change and hard questions, a coming of age for a generation with bipolar  views about the war. It was the year that those who answered the call to serve and those who  burned their draft cards battled for the identity of their generation.