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U.S. will be absent from Vietnam's war anniversary parade. (www.npr.org)
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Losers uninvited themselves this year.

Happy reunification day to Vietnam!

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Vietnam, they call it the American War.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

IIRC they call it the "Resistance War against America" (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ), and I think the small phrasing difference is important.