River to River

PBS Vietnam War Documentary Reopens Old Wounds; Sparks Needed Discussion

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The new Vietnam War documentary series on PBS, directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novik, is reopening a national conversation about the long, controversial conflict. On this edition of River to River , Ben Kieffer talks with Iowa veterans of Vietnam to get their reactions to the series and discuss the relevance it may have today, more than 40 years after the fall of Saigon. “We gotta continue to talk about our experiences and the sacrifices; because once we quit talking about them, it’ll all be
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