Fifty years after patrolling the jungles of Vietnam,  a former soldier remembers that Fourth of July a half a world away.

Fifty years after patrolling the jungles of Vietnam, a former soldier remembers that Fourth of July a half a world away.

"Independence Day 1968" by Jim Billman (reprise)

True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: &quot;Bearing Up&quot; (2018) and &quot;Exploring&quot; (2019).

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True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: "Bearing Up" (2018) and "Exploring" (2019).

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