Considering the deep and lasting imprint the Vietnam War has had on this country’s collective psyche, it is difficult to believe that a whole generation of Americans knows little to nothing of that war other than what it is taught—either in school or at the knee of one of the now aging veterans who served in the military during that time.

SHANGHAI -- Pianist Liu Wei sits quietly to compose himself before plunging into the music. Then he takes off a sock.

Crick Sant Amour has been preaching toughness since he took theMoline Maroons football helm last spring.