“You have put together a very powerful, honest, gut-wrenching portrayal of the Vietnam veteran and let us tell it in our own words.” — Howard Sherpe, Vietnam veteran
I highly recommend this!
Telling emotional stories that haven’t been heard before, Vietnam War veterans recount their experiences in this one-hour television documentary. Vietnam War Stories presents a portrait of the war told entirely from the perspective of veterans, who reflect on their memories of the conflict from five decades ago. For many service members, these experiences still feel like they happened yesterday. Members of the U.S. Army’s 23rd Division share a moment of camaraderie in the field in 1969.Members of the U.S. Army’s 23rd Division share a moment of camaraderie in the field in 1969.
More than 100 veterans from all branches of the U.S. armed services were interviewed by producer Mik Derks for the program. They share moving stories of triumph and loss in the field of duty, of sacrificing nearly everything on the battlefield, and of the strong bond of brotherhood and companionship in the ranks. Archival video, historical photography and maps evoke the stark imagery of the war alongside the veterans’ stories.
This is not the story of the Vietnam War, but of the men and women who went to Southeast Asia to serve their country. In the voices of a few resonate the stories — each unique, each profound — of the three million who served, the ones who didn’t return and those who passed away before their stories could be told.
Vietnam War Stories was produced by Mik Derks.
I was unable to embed the video directly to this post. If you would like to view or bookmark the 56 minute video, (I highly recommend it) you can get access to it here.
I hope everyone can walk away from this knowing a little more of the truth about the REAL men that were in the belly of the Vietnam War in THEIR words, not the ones America called them as they fought, died–and if they didn’t die, they got to come home to be judged ridiculed, misunderstood, ignored, spit on…the list goes on.
NOTE: If you’re reading this and you were one of the people who participated in the aforementioned, I’ll say this: I don’t know your situation at the time or if you were heavily influenced by the propaganda, government, anything aside from your own research for the truth about that war, and you are now able to see these men for said truth and feel a little “bad” for your actions, I’m glad. If you want to feel better, talk to a Vietnam vet and…TELL him the truth, say you’re sorry, shake his hand and thank him. 🙂
If you were one of those who treated our Vietnam veterans bad (and maybe still do), or have the same bias opinion after all these years & hearing the truth from their mouths, I feel sorry for you and to be honest, can’t figure out what you’re doing here, reading this.
Have a good evening. Anna
Watch more than three hours of expanded program content, explore modern portraits of Vietnam veterans and find educational resources about the Vietnam War at wpt.org/wisconsinstories/vietnam/.
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