they bring the french back to vietnam. ho chi minh agrees to have the french army returned to central and north vietnam. in return, the french conclude that ho chi minh is the leader of the vietnamese people. ho chi minh was created as a vietnamese leader by the colonialists. they set him up. over the next six months their negotiations between ho and the french for an independent vietnam within the french union, while vietnam military units and french police are liquidating the nationalists. by the end of 1946, with a nationalist opposition liquidated or intimidated, the two parties start fighting each other. vietnam as the communists, the french as colonials. a fight basically to a stalemate in 1954. along the way, which is overlooked, a friend of mine in france, a professor found this document and the french colonial archives, this is the order for the execution of a man who founded a religion. this is a report to the north that he has been executed. communists, many people believe, who started the civil war by suppressin

we take you live to the heritage foundation. five from vietnam is met with the president earlier today and is now live from heritage for he's expected to speak about issues facing the asian-pacific region for this is why the coverage. >> good afternoon. i'm overseeing the foreign defense policy at the heritage foundation. it is my pleasure to welcome the prime minister of vietnam. nguyen xuan phuc it is an honor. to host you. [speaking in native tongue] [applause] >> i am also very pleased to recognize the ambassador who is here today, it is he it is the staff who made this possible. [speaking in native tongue] >> on the american side, i would like to a knowledge us ambassador to vietnam, deputy assistant patrick murphy. welcome and thank you for being here,. [speaking in native tongue] and of course i would be remiss not to recognize the founder of the heritage foundation and our interim president, doctor fullmer. he believed in the potential of america's transpacific relationship well before there was a trade agreement named after him. he estab

, you know, the vietnam veterans or vietnam soldiers who never came home. that is all, i appreciate it. host: thank you. if you come to washington and watch the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier, one of the more spectacular views in washington, d.c. also a very somber place and senator tom cotton, republican of arkansas, is writing about arlington national cemetery, his piece available at "washington post."com, published yesterday talking about the millenium project adding 27 acres and 28,000 burial sites that will excontinued the cemetery capacity to the year 2041 and plans to add more burial sites in the area surrounded by the nearby buildings torn down that would extend the cemetery capacity for another decade tochlt do this the cemetery must buy land from arlington county and virginia, congress must support the efforts particularly with funding for the land acquisition and look to whether the cemetery should extend to adjacent federal land on behalf of fallen warriors and their families. arlington national cemetery began as

and rethink the vietnam war. within one month, comber has come up with a new strategy which adds passfication and building the confidence of the south vietnamese -- in other words no unilateral victory by americans. think about iran and afghanistan in our time. if somebody else's country have to come through a civil war, they have got to do it. we can help. we cannot win the war and turn the country back over to them. they knew this. johnson begins to move. another major development i think is in late february and early march, 1967, robert kennedy comings out against johnson and against the vietnam war. sh less singer is pleased with himself in figuring out that the vietnam war can be used against lyndon johnson to deny him the presidency and open up a way for robert kennedy to become president. this is his book from '66, the bitter heritage. if you go to this book and this book and the other book and fulbright's vietnam hearing, you will go back to french scholars only. none of these people cite n vietnamese. ano

this is from the vietnam war memorial and vietnam women's memorial. one of three tributes to those who died. paid the ultimate sacrifice during the vietnam war. now we're joined by hector in fountain valley, california retired military. caller: like to voice an opinion. i volunteered for the vietnam war. for some reason they didn't take me. they sent me to germany. nevertheless i'm glad i didn't go to vietnam. i was ready to defend my country. i done have any bad memories of my military service. host: thank you for the call. the women's memorial located on two acres on the mall in washington d.c. this boy scout with his salute. this is from the los angeles veterans memorial. final resting place for those who died in conflict in southern california. michael is joining us from georgia, retired military. caller: this is michael sanders. we started to have summer school. also i -- by being a paramedic it's all about who you work with. i worked with two others. who also bed sick. sometimes you didn't know what they did until you found them and other brother

we want the people of south vietnam. the fact is that we do adpree that we will abide gooby the results of elections in south vietnam. the people make their own determination. president johnson has said publically that he is willing to abide by the elections and if communists take over the country that the united states will withdraw. if the north vietnam will abide by the elections and will have elections in 60 days and have supervisory of the elections and we back down then there is more point to your statement. we held out the challenge that we are willing to abide by the election. if that is where you put your emphasis. i think it is much more complicated. >> can we take -- >> excuse me. >> if this doesn't happen in 60 days there is a point to my question. >>. >> can you deliver to north vietnam. >> senator kennedy, can i ask you something about the elections? what i understand from meeting the american press is that elections recently held in south vietnam the government considered in its own opinion was either commu

, or south vietnam, i think that the terrorism that existed in north vietnam was a mistake: i think that the terrorism--the killings that took place in hungary during the 1950's were a mistake; and i think that some of the actions of president diem in south vietnam were a mistake. i think that the united states at various times have been associated with governments which do not represent the will and the wish of the people, and i think that that is most unfortunate, but i don't go on this program, and i don't think governor reagan goes on this program, saying that we never made a mistake and that we never erred, because i think we have. but if we look at the present times, if i might say to you, if we look at the present time, the fact is, the-united states is willing to have elections in south vietnam, willing to abide by the result of those elections, willing to permit an outside group to come in and supervise the elections, and it's the north vietnamese that are unwilling to accept that. let me also say, if you want to criticize president diem, i think that at the same t

the company set him to vietnam in 1966 under darpa to help the pentagon understand the growing insurgency, so let's calibrate where we are 1966. at that time there's over 180,000 american troops in vietnam which is as many as were in iraq and afghanistan at the height of our wars they are. the vietcong insurgency had grown tremendously. the pentagon papers estimated about an estimated 280,000 vietcong communist fighters. this was up from what their estimates were of about 10000 in 1962, so 10000 to 280,000 in the insurgency was rapidly growing. there was an active uprising in south vietnam which included three months of setting themselves on fire, images which were broadcast into america's living room in the us understood and officials understood american intervention in opposition to it was rising, but they did not understand why there was opposition and why there was opposition into the us backed south vietnamese-- south vietnamese regime, but they thought scientists could up them understand, so slope was one of the people that was sent to vietnam. he was using the warsaw test which was

or south vietnam, a big the terrorism that existed in north vietnam was a mistake. the terrorism and killings that took place in hungary during the 1950's were a mistake and i thek some of the actions of president and south vietnam were a mistake. i think the united states, at various times when associated with governments, which do not represent the will and wish of the people, i think that is most unfortunate. i do not go on this program, i don't the governor reagan goes on this program and saying we have never made a mistake. i think that we have. if you look at the present time, i might save you, the fact is the united states is willing to have elections and south vietnam , willing to abide by the results of those elections, willing to commit an outside for thosecome in elections. it is the north vietnamese that are unwilling to accept that. if you want to criticize the president, i think at the same time, i would suggest that you could also criticize north vietnam. when did they last have a free election? when did they have a free election in any of

lbj is the person responsible for this debacle in vietnam. lbj is the person sending people there. vietnam gradually starts to take over everything else that johnson is trying to do. it starts taking over fiscally because it is eating up a giant chunk of the budget. the generouso have antipoverty programs and welfare programs of the great society and the big spending of an increasingly expensive war. it also is eroding political support. by the time you come into 1968, it isn't just the kids out on the street. there are other people protesting for peace. there are other people who are either out of the street or sitting in their living room watching the tet offensive unfold on the television and wondering what is going on. that somehow things are going wrong. the scope and scale of the war and the sneak attack of the tet offensive -- something where the u.s. backed troops eventually prevail, but something that goes against what the leaders in washington have been telling the american public about how the war is going -- it is showing a very different war than what the leaders in was

. >>> for 35 years the vietnam veterans memorial has stood as a tribute to fallen heroes. nnual memorial day observance at the wall. two people participating are former secretary of defense chuck hagel himself a vietnam veteran and ken burns, the emmy award winning documentary filmmaker and director of the vietnam war scheduled to premiere this fall on pbs and you're kind enough to bring us a preview. secretary hagel, tell us the significance of today for you, and of course the observance at the vietnam wall. >> well, first, thank you both for giving ken and i some time this morning to recognize what we think is a pretty important day for our country and you do, too. the significance for me is, like any veteran i think who has ever served this country in any way is the day itself, and what it means. the vietnam veteran memorial is something that means a lot to me, like many vietnam veterans i had the privilege of participating and helping get that started, 35 years ago i was one of the speakers when we broke ground and got involved early on, and have been involved, so to ma

the chapter takes us back to the vietnam war. which i actually argue in the book is the most important. for darpa's development and is the origin of almost all the technologies today that we think about when we think about darpa, naming aircraft, to some extent in the internet all traces back to the tumultuous period for the country and darpa. the story of blame in on the sorcerers starts in 1966 vietnam with the psychotherapist who is sent to a prison in saigon to interview a viet cong fighter who's in prison there. part of the classical test of a lodge is indeed see anything on this card that reminds you of a? how about the top parts that appear in the picture? anything there that reminds you of a penis? do you see anything on the same thought that reminds you of a woman's vegina? neither man was in a particularly good mood. frustrated because it's effortlessly going through these cards that refuse to diagnose personality traits in a viet cong fighter was unhappy because he was sitting in a god stirred a bus rather than planting

it also student discontent that is talking about the war in vietnam. talking about how research universities are complicit in the warmongering machine of the u.s. government because they are doing military research. they are researching things like chemical weapons. napalm beingn dropped. being developed on university campuses. and 1971 on he nine many campuses, including this one, they are increasing protests, and sometime acts of violence against university properties and violence in which student -- students are caught up in. increasingly militant stance of these very privileged young people. these people whose parents are it sooh my god, you have good. you grew up in a town of peace and prosperity. we worked really hard to make sure you can go to this nice school and you are growing your hairline -- growing your hair long. face might have been the ise of young america that the spotter of newspaper headlines. it is the face of young america that we remember. we think about the 1960's, with the kebab the counterculture, we think about hip. we think ab

the names. >> reporter: carved in stone at the vietnam and korean memorials, the names of philadelphia'sd from those conflicts. >> general patton world war ii when talked about when he talked about memorial day day he said on memorial day we do not mourn those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. we celebrate that they lived. >> reporter: but it was pointed out during the vietnam era neither combatants who died or survived were celebrated by a grateful nation. >> we must remember that we were in large part at one time an ungrateful nation. >> these young men coming back were not warmly welcomed. there was he would thrown at them and names called. >> the men that died, friends that i knew that i left over there and sometime i get angry. >> reporter: anger john douglas says that has dissipated as society has separated the warrior from the war. >> i'm grateful that people now are finally recognizing the vietnam vets and now when a person see a vietnam vet they say thank you for your service and so i'm very proud. >> reporter: following the formal ceremonies some took in these images and these n

black power movement and his own service in the vietnam war. ackn this area on the power era is elements of rod concerns, basically a representation of the harlem renaissance of the 20th century, a concern with literature, culture, with representation. particularly the development of black women writers, black feminist, or teak of american society, the growth of surely chisholm, the first black woman to run for major party nomination for the presidency. a political force on all those levels through culture, politics, popular culture representation in mass media. the black power movement renovated and created yet another new african-american way of expressing themselves and being represented and being in control of their own circumstances. that created opportunities for subsequent generations. most significant newple of that creating of opportunities comes with the growth and influence of someone all americans have come to know, oprah winfrey. black power in the civil rights movement opened up opportunities for african americans in all realms of

gary tin knee is at the vietnam vets memorial in washington, d.c. more. >> reporter: president trump mark his first memorial day as commander in chief by placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery before speaking at an observance program in the cemetery's memorial amphitheater. >> we only hope that every day we can prove worthy not only of their sacrifice and service but of the sacrifice made by the families and loved ones they left behind. >> reporter: vice-president pence hosted participants at the naval observatory for the annual project hero memorial day bike ride which goes all the way to virginia beach. the vice-president haason serves in the military call it a profoundly humbling experience. >> there is a day in november when we remember those who served and came home. i know all of you know better than i ever will that this is the day we remember those who served and did not come home. >> reporter: ceremony at the national world war ii memorial honored the more than 400,000 americans who lost their liv

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then after about 13 months, got a phone call with the next levy for vietnam, and the last name they read off was papp, john d.. and that was me. and as much as i didn't want to go, i obviously ended up in vietnam. people have asked me what was the hardest thing for you when you found out. and, basically, it was telling my wife that i was going to vietnam. and i didn't know how to tell her. so i sat there one night writing a letter to a buddy telling him i just got orders for the jolly green jungle, and she decided to pick that moment to lean over my shoulder is and read the letter. she went flying out of the room, went to the bedroom, started crying, slammed the door and, well, eventually all of that became a good-bye and a promise to the come home. -- to come home. and, thank god, i came through with that promise. i went to vietnam, actually, i left the united states new year's eve, landed in nam on i new year's day as we crossed the international dateline, 1968. we wished each other a happy new year. and i was in nam for, basically, nine months. when we left the airport, we took the bu

>> reporter: lucy, we're at the vietnam veterans memorial. this has been a busy place as you can imagine a lot of self reflection going on here in the background there you see some wreaths were put up in ceremony earlier and here in the for ground you see flags there are 648 american flags to represent the philadelphian who's were lost in the vietnam war put up by some high school students across the region it was a day of remembrance today. >> on board the battleship new jersey, some of america's finest paid tribute to those who preceded them and never game came home. ♪ >> reporter: tears the sights and sounds of this memorial day but what does the day really mean? you can see it in the eyes of those who know. people like earl who fought in iraq lost friends there and still tears up thinking about it. >> some of my closest friends and i can't imagine if being a father. >> no barbeques for him today. >> my family particularly takes it as day of service. so there's no picnics or things like that. we actually dedicate ourselves to the fallen. >>

standing beside the vietnam veterans memorial -- >> james c. they showed them where their parents' napes are etched. margo carlson started the project. >> i hated them. >> reporter: her father was a fighter pilot in the war and died when she was just 2 years old. >> i think after a while i realized i didn't want to live with hatred anymore. i became aware as i grew older my dad's bombs had probably killed a lot of people and that there was probably a daughter like me on the other side who lost her dad. >> reporter: at the memorial that hatred feels so far away. she says the tears she cries today are those of joy for having brought the two sides together. >> this really feels like we're all coming full circle. >> reporter: the two sides project says they want to continue their mission to heal those affected by the vietnam war and any future conflict as well. maggie rulli, abc news, washington. >> what a great initiative. >> it is a great initiative. so many will visit so many of those sites. well deserved on this memorial day. >> that's what's m

it's an honor to have the prime minister of vietnam at the white house and the oval office. ime minister has done a fantastic job in vietnam, led so many different categories in trade and other things. we're going to be discussing trade. we're going to be discussing north korea. and many things to talk about, and we look forward to being together very much so. [foreign language] >> thank you, mr. president for inviting me to pay this official visit to the united states. i bring with me the greetings from the vietnamese people and greetings to your dear friends. [foreign language] >> the relationship between vietnam and the united states have undergone significant in hit of. but today, we're able to -- [foreign language] >> i have had the great pleasure of having a full conversation with the president last december and also in exchange of letters. i was very impressed by the openness and friendliness of the president, and i'm confident that our meeting today will be equally candid and open. and set out major directions for our corporation on the basis of mutual respect and equ

fox correspondent garrett teny is at the vietnam memorial with more. >> freeze. >> president trump marked first commander-in-chief laying a wraem at the ox up known shoulders and before speaking in he memorial am pi theaterer. >> we only hope that every day we can prove worthy not only of sacrifice and service wuts of the sacrifice made of families and loved ones they left behind. >> vice-president pence hosted for the project hero memorial day bike ride going all the way to virginia beach. vice-president who's son serve in the military called a humbling experience. >> there is a day in november when we remember those that served and came humid. but i know all of you know bert than i ever will this is a someday we remember those that served and did 23409 come home. >> a sai sayre knowny world war ii that lost their lives. veterans came all over the country to pay their respects. and another wreath laying ceremony is held at the vietnam memorial which contains names of more than 58,000 americans that lost their lives. >> vietnam veterans memorial fund is looking to put a face with each of

the veterans who fought in vietnam who survived to come here are here to hono who did not. their hair is gray. the faces lined with age. and perhaps from memories of the war. they did not share for a long time. many who visit here every memorial day receive the welcome they didn't have when they came home from vietnam. 70-year-old ron peters was a radio man with the army 27th infantry regimen, known as the wolf hounds in 1967-1968. coming here each year is a healing thing. >> i gave you a different sense. and a brotherhood. it is a brotherhood. every wolf mound is always glad to see another one, a brother. they say that once a wolf hound, always a wolf hound. richard: ron peters became a successful i.t. engineer in reston, virginia. he comes here every year. at 5:00, an emotional story. two veterans in the same unit friendship here at the wall. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: so many powerful stories. visible today at arlington national cemetery. increased security. not just for the president. the visitors now have to show photo i.d. if you are driving to

larry: down the hall, people flock to the vietnam veterans memorial. richard reeve picks up the team coverage with some of the stories. richard this is an emotional place. you can see we pan over at the names on the wall here. this is what touches people so much. we will pan down and show here the pictures as well. right near the memorial here. we met two army veterans who met each other for the first time here ten years ago. every memorial day they come to touch, honor, remember. touch the smooth dark stone for one of the names etched here. >> we weren't well-treated when we came back. >> he was combat infantry regimen known as the "wolf hounds" in 1967-1968. >> i was hit with a rifle grenade or a rocket or something. i was the only one moving at the time. >> seven months in his tour, he was shot and badly wounded. >> i lost both legs, actually. double amputee above the knee, all the way up. >> he spent a year in college. he became a social studies teacher. ten years ago he met ron peters on a bench like this on memorial day. >> we started to talk. hit

with the tpp, vietnam and the u.s.amework to maintain dialogue on issues of common interest related to economic and trade matters. we respect president trump's decision with regard to trade, and we want to make sure that we can convince him to this is a mutually beneficial relationship and americans consumers benefit and preferred the products we export to the u.s. market. >> are you saying you are confident of concluding a free trade agreement, a bilateral free trade agreement, with the u.s.? noting of course that president trump has called vietnam a trade chief the cousin of the $31 billion trade surplus with the u.s.? cheating in any kind of products we export to the united states, catfish or shrimp, and we have the books to prove it. i would like to stress that besides exporting to the united vietnam imports and buys a lot of products from the u.s., including airplanes, turbines, down to the aggro producers. importsll you that the of vietnam from the united states will increase significantly since this year as we w

in vietnam, it is quite a two for vietnam that he is the first leaderfrom two for vietnam that he is the first leader from south east asia to see the president. if they want to make progress, the us has very important markets for vietnam and very important export markets. so far, the trump administration has clearly expressed they are unhappy with the trade surplus the exam is running. do you think the free trade deal is likely? vietnam contributes to the american trade deficit. what the focus for prime minister is to see if he can build a personal relationship with president trump. vietnam is very nervous about the almost friendship, it looks like, the close ties between the chinese leader and president trump. vietnam is afraid it will be at the detriment, at a cost, to vietnam, especially in the south china sea. british airways says its flights are gradually getting back to normal after a ll gradually getting back to normal after all its planes were grounded over the weekend. the chief executive has blamed a power surge in one you take —— the uk data centres. it was claimed the back

the vietnam members missing in action. etter from someone to someone in vietnam who passed away. >> reporter: he didn't come home. carol wrote, dear jim, you are still the 21-year-old chopper pilot, curly haired and blue eyes and bracelet. they symbolize whou you are. >> i imagine the lady who wrote it and think of my husband. >> we want to have that visceral representation. >> reporter: jason bane is a curator with the vietnam veteran's war foundation. e's working with the service for an educational center to be built near the wall. >> what we have here is an infant's letter. >> reporter: soon after this was built. >> i wanted to bring you a teddy bear but couldn't part with it. instead, broit your first sweater. yo are always in my heart. how i love you. >> that's typical of the kind of authentic you find there. >> somef thearly objects are just packed with that raw emotion. >> reporter: other etem like this care package are haunting reminders of families suffering unbearable loss. >> it arrived in country about the time

garrett penny is live at the vietnam veterans memorial. gareth? >> they're doing the prayer right now for the opening observance. we're going to take a moment to wait until they complete that and then talk to you in a minute. >> we'll let you hang there as the prayer out of respect and allow that to continue on during the ben diction. this is what we've seen throughout the ceremonies today at arlington national ceremony, time of the unknown, ben dictions, solemnful moments where "taps" is played. >> leland: john mccarmack, we look at the other ceremonies going around, senior writer for the "weekly standard". what struck me in that very sacred moment that we listen in to, gold star mother, talking about her son, with the now commander in chief. she said thank you for all you are doing for us. there seems to be a sense among the military, now, that they are newly empowered among families of the military, newly appreciated. >> yeah, i personally had a chance to interview many military families, that's what he said she said there, is an important day t

in the vietnam war.he 35th anniversary of the vietnam memorial walls. it's one of the most visited in d.c. there's more than 58,000 names on the wall. it's overwhelming and easy to forget that each one of those men and women had a family, a future, golden dreams for the future. that's why the vietnam veterans memorial started putting faces with each of those thames the nonprofit groups to spend eight years collecting pictures for a virtual wall of faces. right now the wall of faces is on their website. it has personal details along with their pictures, stories and remembrances of those individuals that helped bring them alive. >> really put a face to a name and makes it more real for someone that might come to the wall and have that emotional impact of visiting the wall and seeing all the names, adding the faces, adds another layer of depth and understanding for that person's service and sacrifice. >> the group has collected more than 50,000 pictures for the names on the wall. there's still thousands mis

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this is around the same time of the vietnam war. eactually, it anti-communist conflicts that took place greatly influenced the mong people at this time. we can take a little bit more of a history -- learn more about the history of this specific situation, starting with the french and how they set up colonies in the mid-1800s in vietnam and laos. a colony ofecame the french. where the french were actually using different resources and changing the dynamics in which people could own and use different land. so we did see, under french colonial rule, a certain amount of oppression and extensive taxing on local farmers and people, specifically. in particular, the mong people. the 1850's.round leading up into the early 1900s. see,ctually, we start to with world war ii, the start of told war ii in the 1940's up 9045, we start to see that the japanese start to come in and parts of laos. and there are certain side in which ethnic groups took. instead of siding with the japanese, actually sided with the french and the royal laos government. an

justin finch will be live from the vietnam parade gets underway at 2:00 today. roads around the national mall will be closed starting around 1:00. these closures should wrap up rnd 5:00. >>> president trump is visiting arlington national cemetery today. we'll have a look at his visit and the latest on the reports of how the reports of jared kushner are being seen in the white house. >>> north korea has test launched another missile. this is file video of a previous launch. it appears to be a short range ballistic missile flew for six minutes before land in the sea of japan. this was the north's ninth ballistic missile launch this year. >>> we have a moving tribute. loved ones remember 17-year-old norman white last night. he died in a car crash on his way home from work. they chanted 51, the white's football jersey as they walked to his parents' house in clinton. his teammates organized that candle light vigil as a way of kochli in coming together and supporting his family. >> we love his parents, his mom and the coach and the football team. i wanted to bring the

first event was held at the vietnam veteran's memorial bikers held a vigil to honor the 58,000 service help and women who died in the vietnam war. >> earlier today hundreds of bikers across the nation rolled into district for bl blessing of the bikes. it was this afternoon at the national cathedral. blessing of the bikes is one of several events going on this memorial day weekend and rolling thunder will hold annual ride for freedom own sunday, on monday there will be a special weather laying ceremony. >> still to come tonight the d.c. mansion murders a family and housekeeper killed inside their northwest d.c. home. tonight, we've learned there is no evidence in the case against suspected killer. >> also ahead tonight it's holiday weekend which means you could find some sweet deals out. there but, you might be better off waiting a few months for some items. we'll explain as "fox 5 news" at 10 continues. (man) hmm. what do you think? ♪ (stranger) good mornin'! ♪ (store p.a.) attention shoppers, there's a lost couple in the men's department. (vo) there's a great big un-khaki world out th

her son survived the vietnam war and suffered ptsd. all you are four pages long and no two letters are the same. >> i decided i'm going to write as long as i can and respect everything you do. >> cooper connecting online with a u.s. marine who served in afghanistan. some of the soldiers sent her accommodations and flags as thanks. what a thoughtful thing to do. >> 4:57 a.m. there are several events to honor our nation's heros on this memorial day. the moment a young boy slides off a water slide is captured on video and so is the moment he gets up and walks away with minor injuries. >> the belmont plateau in fairmont park becomes a crime scene, we'll be right back. (vo) this memorial day at enterprise car sales... experience great customer service and get more for your trade, may twenty-fourth through thirtieth and let enterprise car sales flip your thinking about buying your next vehicle. keep on giggling...ica. and goofing. keep on grooving... and togethering. with scott 1000's long-lasting roll, we'll keep on going, too. scott 1000. a

with the vietnam veterans organization. he wants an educational center to be built near the wall. >> what we have here is a infant sweater. >> reporter: soon after the wall was built, this baby sweater was left by the mother of donald detmer. >> i wanted to bring you a teddy bear. instead, brought your first sweater. you are always in my heart, how i love you. >> reporter: that's typical of the things you find here. >> some of those early objects, what we refer to are close to the loss are just packed with that raw emotion. >> reporter: other items, like this care package are haunting reminders of families suffering unbearable loss. >> this care package arrived in country just about the time that specialist force stuart was killed in action. and unfortunately, it was simply stamped with this date, kia. >> reporter: killed in action. >> killed in action. and was sent home to his family. >> and that's what they saw? >> and that's what his family saw. >> reporter: years later his family left the package at the wall. >> says stu

tonight they paid tribute with a candlelight vigil at the vietnam veterans memorial. tim barbere where ti joins us live tonight. tim? isorter: the national mall covered with people. and the national mall was surrounded with those motorcycles. still tonight on the memorial, the candlelight vigil, it was a still and powerful as the vietnam veterans memorial, candlelights and glow sticks. there was a color guard, playing. distinctly different compared to the sound and vibrations from motorcycles rumbling around. at washington national ca heavenly sky... personal. reporter: lee rides with rolling thunder to remind people about prisons of war and those who are in action. >> they come home hurt, missing parts. they need our help. reporter: so this memorial day weekend, chrome covered the cathedral's cobblestones while the church blessed the bikes and thunder's mission. >> bless those who ride with safety and your constant protection. 30thter: this is the anniversary of rolling thunder, named after the 1965 bombing against north vietnam. reminiscent of the fight to remind eve

the people that created the vietnam veteran's memorial have created a wall of faces. have a live report on how you can help with this very special tribute. >> eric: the group behind the vietnam veterans war in washington is coming up with a unique way to honor the members. 52,000 photos have been collected and they're asking for help for finding the rest. garrett tenney is live in washington with more. >> hey, eric. there's no secret that there's a lot of concern among veterans groups of what will happen with the next generation as fewer americans serve in the military. as veterans from world war ii and korea pass away, the concern is that the rising generation won't understand or really connect with those individuals and the sacrifices that they have made. that's why the vietnam veterans memorial fund started collecting pictures for every name on the wall to create a virtual wall where every name has a face and a story. >> particularly for the younger visitors, the names don't have much meaning. they're out of context. by collecting the photos and adding the photos,

it's all about the vietnam war. 9:38 is our time right now. now. unleashed round the clock air strikes that flattened targets around hanoi and high fong. it would be remembered as the christmas bom bombing. all of a sudden around christmastime we hear an operation b52s, bomb, bomb, bomb it's all, just exploding in everyone and in the two years that is a clip from the vietnam war from ken burns and lynn novic. they are here this morning dc. taking part in annual memorial day event grant marshals aft national memorial day parade which gets under way at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon. we're so honored lynn and ken both join us live with more on the event. what it means to them and of course we'll talk more about their new documentary as well. good morning to both of you. thank you so much for taking your time to be with us on this memorial day. >> other way around, holly thank you so much for having us. >> ken, you're always so gracious. lynn, happy to have you as well. let's talk a little bit about this project. one of your most ambitious ever. is it tr

the u.s. consumer story starts to slow down, that will impact vietnam. ng , so a dropng online in demand would hurt vietnam. then the obvious elephant in the corner which continues to be the china story. the narrative is not for a china hard landing, but if we were to see the authorities hit the brakes too hard with the deleveraging such as it is, that would spillover into big exporting neighbors such as vietnam. some of the risk are the obvious ones, and the trade tensions story still has not gone away. that is one to watch. haidi: thank you so much. enda curran in hong kong. pakistan expected to be added to the msci index come june 1. aat might be something of headache as the stock market could attract more money than it could handle. this is quite a problem for pakistan to have. problem of be a plenty, at lease that is the view that seems to be back. it will be added to the msci index. is if it is inon a position to handle the influx of money that would come the day before inclusion, may 31. pakistan's stock market infrastructure and the brokers don't

the south china sea, for instance? would you like to see more u.s. presence? vietnamd states and other countries in the region and the world want to have they south china sea in which the freedom of navigation insured, and the un's convention on the law of the sea in 1982 is observed. reporter: would that require more u.s. presence or not? >> i think that we would need to and with theher stakeholders to make sure that all parties will benefit from whatever action we decide to take to ensure peace in this area. betty: we are going to talk more about vietnam on bloomberg television tomorrow when i speak exclusively with the former head fund manager who is making a comeback with his new company hc inoldings, which is invested vietnam. he will be holding a roundtable with the prime minister. betty: the fed turning its attention to the balance sheet. john williams says cutting back assets will not upset the market. toio draghi is the latest say the u.s. is wrong on trade. he says europe cost recovery may be threatened from abroad. >> japan changing the way it pushes wages

as society separated the warrior from the war. >> i am grateful that the people are recognizing the vietnamand people say thank you for your service. i'm very proud. >> following the ceremonies some took in the images and names and reflected on those that gave their lives. >> i need to come to appreciate what the veterans have done for us, the freedom and ultimate sacrifice they made. >> 600 names of those killed or missing in action at korea are here at penn's lanlding where across the street there are additional names from the veteran's war memorial. >> not to be forgotten, homeless veterans were served a meal. hundreds sat down together for a picnic style feast. a third of the homeless population have served in the armed forces. >> on his first speech since his return, president trump laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery. >> we pay tribute to those brave souls that raced into gun battle and ran into hell, face down evil. >> the president then visited the graves of soldiers that died in recent battles. there he met the mother of a soldier killed in afghanistan in 2011. >> former s

in 1979 she published far in the lake, the vietnamese and american in vietnam. the history of vietnam in the united states military involvement in the country. the book was awarded a pulitzer prize, a bancroft prize and a national book award. she has since authored numerous critically acclaimed works of american history and works of the puritan publications in the new yorker, and rolling stone. tonight fitzgerald will discuss her recent book "the evangelials" the struggle to shake america. she traces the history of protestant and evangelism from its beginning in the great awakening of the 18th and 19 th centuries to its current influence and intersection of religious and political life. she also explores the future of the evangelical movement in america undergoing significant graphic and cultural change. the book has received quite critical acclaim for its goal, detail and timeliness. the new york times book says anyone curious about the state of the conservative american product is him will have a trusted guide in this bancroft and pulitzer prize winner. we have

sky6 live hd taking a live look at penns landing at the vietnam veterans memorial. a ceremony will be held in a half-hour to remember those who died serving our nation and wounded in the war. >> now, let's take a look down the shore, sky6 live hd and cape may, not a lot of folks on the beach, kind of gray skies at the jersey shore, it's been less than ideal on this weekend so far on the memorial day holiday, but not a total washout. we have team coverage of the memorial day festivities across the region. jen jen -- jeanette reyes in bridesburg, bob brooks down the shore and we have david murphy with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: i had a tweet from a viewer a moment ago that said it's a good day on the beach for ducks. we have active rain falling we have additional showers popping through montgomery and south jersey, the shore itself even other places where you don't see active rain there could fine drizzle down the the shore in particular into the afternoon. occasionally it will be damp you might feel that on your face as you go outside in the region, as wel