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April 2015 marks the end of two horrific blots on American history. April 9th was commemorated as the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, as General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General U. S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia.

Today, April 30, marks the end of the Vietnam War, a tragic war that tore America apart at the seams. Vietnam can perhaps be best described as a long and senseless war that tore families and numerous nations apart. The 20-year long war that began in 1955 claimed between 1.5 and 3.6 million people, with fully half of the casualties being civilian...