Steve Spriester
Anchor and Reporter at KSAT-TV (San Antonio, TX)
KSAT, Husker Fan, and sometime Punster
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tspantx.com | Steve Spriester |Daniel Villanueva |Adam Higgins
>> Click here to view our interactive project. Fifty years is a long time. Memories fade, things are lost, history is forgotten. We did not want that to happen to the men and women from San Antonio who served in Vietnam. On Wednesday, April 16, KSAT aired the special, “50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio,” to highlight how the war in Vietnam affected veterans in the Alamo City and South Texas. Watch the full special here.
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1 week ago |
tspantx.com | Steve Spriester |Daniel Villanueva |Adam Higgins
SAN ANTONIO – Fifty years is a long time. Memories fade, things are lost, history is forgotten. We did not want that to happen to the men and women from San Antonio who served in Vietnam. >> Click here to view our interactive project. It is a country and a conflict that affected so many Americans. It shaped every conflict that came after, and haunted presidents from Lyndon Baines Johnson onward.
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tspantx.com | Steve Spriester |Daniel Villanueva |Adam Higgins
SAN ANTONIO – The United States’ involvement in the Vietnam conflict dates back to 1950 and lasted through six presidential administrations. It began with large financial commitments and military advisors helping in anti-communist efforts. >> Click here to view our interactive project. Combat Marines were the first to land in Da Nang in early 1965. By 1975, the Marines at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon were the last to leave.
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tspantx.com | Steve Spriester |Daniel Villanueva |Adam Higgins
SAN ANTONIO – If you grew up in the 1990s watching college football, you may remember when Texas A&M linebacker great Dat Nguyen dominated headlines, not just for his play on the field but for being the son of Vietnamese refugees. He was living the American Dream. That storyline followed him from College Station to Arlington, where he played for the Dallas Cowboys from 1999 to 2005.
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ksat.com | Steve Spriester |Daniel Villanueva |Adam Higgins
Published: April 16, 2025 at 1:02 PMTags: Saigon to San Antonio, Vietnam War, Veterans, MilitarySAN ANTONIO – Fifty years is a long time. Memories fade, things are lost, history is forgotten. We did not want that to happen to the men and women from San Antonio who served in Vietnam. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, KSAT will air the special, “50 Years After The Fall: From Saigon to San Antonio,” to highlight how the war in Vietnam affected veterans in the Alamo City and South Texas.
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