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Vietnam veterans Mick Aguirre, Mary Breed, Micheal Maurer, Wendell Affield, and Bruce Richardson share what it was they thought about while serving their tour in-country.
These clips are from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
When you're out there, you just have to stare straight ahead and... keep your wits about you.
Through a series of 12 short profiles and a feature-length documentary, Twin Cities PBS producer Luke Heikkila unpacks the personal narratives of family members and Minnesota veterans who endured one of the most unsettling chapters in American history: the Vietnam War. These stories reveal the unexpected ways that war forever changes someone.
Story Themes: Bruce Richardson, Camraderie, Combat, Death and Loss, Family, Fear, Home, Mary Breed, Micheal Maurer, Mick Aguirre, Perspectives, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Video, Watch, Wendell Affield