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John Paul Vann (born John Paul Tripp; July 2, 1924 – June 9, 1972) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, later retired, who became well known for his role in the Vietnam War.
Jan 16, 2018 · John Paul Vann went down in a helicopter crash on June 9, 1972. Four presidential administrations and a societal shift in recognizing Vietnam veterans later, Vann, a former lieutenant colonel...
- Patrick Sauer
Feb 20, 2007 · Learn about the life and career of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, a decorated Army officer who became a critic of the Vietnam War and a trusted source for journalists. Read how he faced charges of statutory rape, commanded a ranger battalion in Korea, and died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam.
- Peter Kross
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) is a book by Neil Sheehan, a former New York Times reporter, about U.S. Army lieutenant colonel John Paul Vann (killed in action) and the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
- Neil Sheehan
- 1988
Jun 13, 1988 · When Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann, in starched cotton khakis and a peaked green cap, strode through the swinging doors of Colonel Daniel Boone Porter’s office in Saigon, shortly before noon...
Oct 9, 1988 · Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, senior adviser to the South Vietnamese 7th Infantry Division, turned in frustration to the tiny colony of American reporters then based in Saigon to help advance his...
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Jun 14, 1972 · The life and death of John Paul Vann, for years a nearlegendary military and civilian adviser in Vietnam, symbolized the idealistic hopes and tragic failure of the American intervention in...
