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Echoes of the Vietnam War

Even after 50 years, the impact of the Vietnam War echoes across generations. Hear the stories of se

Episodes

Total: 89

Humping The Boonies

2023/3/15

Of the 58,281 names on the wall, two-thirds of them died in 1967, ‘68, and ‘69. Robin Bartlett lande

Repo Depot

2023/3/2

For soldiers joining the Vietnam War after the initial buildup, the first stop in Vietnam was usuall

Donut Dollies

2023/2/16

American Red Cross volunteers known as “Donut Dollies” were often called in to visit a unit after it

Joe Zengerle

2023/2/1

December of 1967 was a pivotal time to arrive in Vietnam. A month later, the Tet Offensive would alt

Capt. Jack Ensch

2023/1/19

*The pilot awarded the Navy Cross was Capt. Ronald E. “Mugs” McKeown.  Commander Michael William Doy

Surprises are an essential part of the Christmas experience. But in wartime, the surprises aren’t of

Ann-Margret

2022/12/7

Show-business legend Ann-Margret entertained troops in Southeast Asia in 1966 and 1968, and she rema

Seawolves (Part Two)

2022/11/23

Honor Flight San Diego takes 85 HA(L)-3 Seawolves to Washington, D.C. for a tour of memorials and mu

Seawolves (Part One)

2022/11/9

The HA(L)-3 Seawolves were the Navy’s first attack-helicopter squadron, and they remain the most dec

Every Picture Tells a Story

2022/10/26

Completing the Wall of Faces took more two decades of sustained effort by thousands of volunteers ar

Originally published one year ago today, we reprise a very special episode. With audio gathered at a

No Limit

2022/9/28

Drafted out of high school, Alex Walker Jr. arrived in Vietnam in February of 1969 and served for mo

Kiss Lori for Me

2022/9/13

When Lori Goss-Reaves set out to write a book about her father, a U.S. Navy corpsman, she couldn’t h

The Mind Benders

2022/8/30

Deceiving and demotivating an enemy, enlisting and engaging an ally, all of these are necessary in w

George Price was instrumental in getting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial’s design unstuck from a moras

Captain Dale Dye served 20 years in the Marine Corps including three tours and 31 major combat opera

The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School — better known as TOPGUN — was established in 1969. Ea

Growing Up Gold Star

2022/6/21

Tony Cordero talks about growing up without his father, realizing in early adulthood that there must

You Are Not Alone

2022/6/7

June is National PTSD Awareness month. Vietnam veterans often have a hard time getting help for this

Nobody's Perfect

2022/5/24

In wartime, casualty and injury records are often created (or not created) in moments of absolute, u