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After President Trump said Americans should stand for the national anthem, the organization AMVETS issued a TV spot called "Please Stand." It says it's been misunderstood and politicized.

NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments about high unemployment rates for returning veterans, how Mormons are dealing with the heightened attention created by Mitt Romney's presidential run, and the perils of flying with a musical instrument.

CNN anchor Jack Cafferty is a veteran journalist often known for his frank opinions. But perhaps few know of his personal battles with alcoholism. In this week's Behind Closed Doors, Cafferty reveals how he managed to turn his life around, as chronicled in his new book.

A 2014 survey found that almost 20 percent of the households using the Feeding Tampa Bay food bank were either veterans or active duty military. The...

Jorge Cruz founded the JROTC program in 2002 at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida. He had served as a Sergeant Major in the U.S.Army for 24 years. He said that starting the JROTC program was one of his greatest decisions.

Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, a look back at the legacy of one of Communist Vietnam's best-known state radio announcers.

The long-planned trip is now complicated by the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is drawing comparisons to the fall of Saigon in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

President Trump this week hosts the Vietnamese prime minister at the White House. Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Michalak, who once served as the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam.

The South China Sea is an area that's said to be rich in resources. Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Kaplan about the tension between China and Vietnam over the sea, and whether it may escalate.

Vo Van Thuong is the second president to resign in two years, a worrying sign for political stability in Vietnam, a country that plays a key role in the middle of U.S.-China competition, analysts say.