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A Vietnam Diary’s Homecoming

For 46 years, Bob Frazure has wanted to return the small, red diary he took off a dead Vietnam soldier’s chest. Now Bob has asked Wes Cowan to find the soldier’s hometown and return the diary to his family. The search becomes part of a profound international exchange as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gets involved to present the document to Vietnam’s Minister of Defense.

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Shipwreck Cannons; Connecticut Farmhouse; Kahlil Gibran Painting
Season 6, Episode 7
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Season 6, Episode 5
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Hindenburg Artifact; Bonus Army Stamp; Dempsey Fight Bell
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Season 6, Episode 3
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56:01
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