Echoes of the Vietnam War

By Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Even after 50 years, the impact of the Vietnam War echoes across generations. Hear the stories of service and sacrifice from people who are affected — veterans, their families, and others who add pers... more

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The podcast currently has 118 episodes available.

Echoes of the Vietnam War episodes:

April 27, 2026 A Bad Day
On January 14, 1969, Army Specialist Gary Guggenberger was ambushed, shot four times, and captured. He spent the next four years in chains, being moved from one prison camp to another -- all in South Vietnam. In this episode, Brad Dunham of the Brady Oberg Legacy Podcast shares Part 1 of his interview with Gary.
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54min
April 10, 2026 Where There Is No Humanity
From the rivers of the Mekong Delta to Jewish Theological Seminary to the rubble of the Beirut barracks bombing, Arnold Resnicoff has carried with him one teaching more than any other: "where there is no humanity, you be humanity."
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50min
March 29, 2026 The Machinery of Memory [5th Anniversary Special]
Veterans of the Vietnam War came home carrying something they had no words for, and in many cases they never found any. And yet — decade after decade, one act of preservation at a time — people have refused to let their experiences disappear. And that refusal is its own kind of service.
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41min
March 18, 2026 A .45 and a Camera
Within the Army, there was a small unit called DASPO — the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office — whose sole mission was to go into combat and document the war from the inside. Its men were trained as soldiers and they were trained as photographers. But preparing to do both at the same time? That was OJT (On-the-Job Training).
We sit down with Robert "Bob" Lafoon who was a DASPO photographer during the Vietnam War. You can see some of Bob's photos and other DASPO photographers on our website at https://www.vvmf.org/echoes/EP112/

Cover photo of SFC Howard Breedlove
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28min
February 20, 2026 Reconnaissance Man
A retired Marine who served three tours in Vietnam. An investigative journalist racing against time. Seventy-six recording sessions and counting. In this episode, we bring you the story behind one granddaughter’s loving determination to capture an aging warrior's memories.
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53min
February 05, 2026 All Together Now
In November 2025, Dave Mann flew to Vietnam, a country he'd felt hostile toward his entire life. He met sons and daughters of the enemy’s fallen, and he stood on the same ground where his father died in 1969. When he came home, Dave’s hostility had transformed into something different.
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37min
January 22, 2026 Carry That Weight
In May 1969, a 20-year-old farm boy from Illinois was killed at Dak To, just six weeks into his tour. He left behind a pregnant wife who would give birth to their son three months later. That son grew up angry, and he carried that weight a long time — 47 years — until he finally found a community to share it with.
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34min
December 04, 2025 Feeding the "Big Red One"
In Vietnam, keeping our military force fed was a massive logistical undertaking. For infantry units operating in the field for weeks at a time, mess cooks had to set up kitchens in jungle clearings and find creative ways to refuel men exhausted by intense heat and constant danger. Dan Gooch was one of those cooks.
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53min
November 17, 2025 Mended Wings
Helicopter pilots made up about 1.5% of the total service members in the Vietnam War, yet they represent about 4% of the total killed in action. In this episode, an Army aviator pays tribute to the generation of helicopter pilots who trained and inspired him.
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1h 2min
October 29, 2025 The One-Way Ticket
Ross Meador was just a 19-year-old kid with $500 and a one-way ticket to Vietnam, thinking he'd play with some kids for a few weeks before continuing his trip around the world. Instead, he found himself at the center of one of the most dramatic humanitarian evacuations in American history.
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1h 6min

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