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Lessons Learned at the Vietnam Summit: Day 3

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By the close of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library’s Vietnam War Summit on Thursday, more than 1,000 veterans, scholars, and guests had sifted through...

 
 

Lessons Learned at the Vietnam Summit: Day 2

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Two years ago, the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library celebrated the 50th anniversary of the advancements in civil rights accomplished by President Johnson...

 
 

John Kerry Revisits Battle Days in Vietnam Summit Keynote

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U.S. Secretary of State and Vietnam War veteran John F. Kerry says he lives by the mantra “every day is extra.” On the second day of UT’s Vietnam...

 
 

Lessons Learned at the Vietnam War Summit: Day 1

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During the May 22, 1971, opening dedication of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, 2,100 anti-Vietnam War activists were held back by police as they chanted...

 
 

TXEXplainer: The Hazlewood Act

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For nearly a century, the Hazlewood Act has helped Texas veterans pay for college. But burgeoning costs and possible changes to the act have questions swirling about...

 
 
Adventures of a Super Crip

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Adventures of a Super Crip

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What life is like when everyone assumes you are a hero. Earlier this year, as I was boarding a flight, the gate agent watched me approach the entrance to the jetway,...

 
 
Irregular Session

Irregular Session

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The 84th Texas Legislature is poised to begin another round of doing the people’s business, but will they give higher education the attention it requires before...

 
 

From Baghdad to the Gridiron

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Football, among all American sports, carries the most warlike connotations. Blitzes. Deep bombs. Every game a battle. Every athlete—with helmets, padding, and...

 
 
The Other 1 Percent: UT Opens Student Veteran Center

The Other 1 Percent: UT Opens Student Veteran Center

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About 650 of UT’s 50,000 students are military veterans. While their peers arrive on campus fresh from the prom, they come from Iraq and Afghanistan, from...

 
 
Are Young Americans the New Greatest Generation?

Are Young Americans the New Greatest Generation?

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Time Magazine columnist and author Joe Klein believes that the young veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are America’s new Greatest Generation. On Wednesday...

 
 
 
 
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