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Quang Ngai
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A GI talks about the danger of landmines and the courage it took just to walk in Vietnam.
Protests in Chicago, 1968
1:54
A journalist witnesses a violent clash between police and protesters in Chicago.
Living is the Difficult Thing
2:10
A captured Army doctor recounts his experience of being taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.
Ho Chi Minh's Letter
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In 1919, a young Ho Chi Minh delivers a letter to the American delegation.
The 9th Party Plenum
1:32
In Hanoi, two North Vietnamese factions disagree about how best to proceed in the war.
Early Antiwar Movement
1:22
An antiwar movement begins to grow as Americans learn of the conflict in Vietnam.
Binh Gia
1:43
North Vietnamese forces ambush South Vietnamese Marines responding to a downed helicopter.
Ia Drang
1:09
Soldiers discuss the psychological shock of witnessing death on the battlefield.
Student Protests
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Students across South Vietnam protest the government's treatment of Buddhist monks.
A Marine Comes Home
1:50
A Marine describes his heartbreak at returning home to face angry protesters.
Combat is an Enormous High (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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A soldier describes the enormous high and enormous costs of combat.
A Mother's Worry (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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A mother wonders how she'll be informed if her son is injured in combat.
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