Joe Biden once explained his lack of interest in the Vietnam War protest movement — for many, the defining cause of his generation — with a simple answer.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Biden didn’t protest or fight in Vietnam. Now he’s making a crucial visit.
Biden, who largely sat out his generation’s defining conflict, could cement the U.S.-Vietnam alliance
By Matt Viser
September 5, 2023 at 4:33 p.m. EDT