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Remembering Vietnam

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U.S. soldiers engaged in conflict in Firebase Kate. Photo courtesy of Storytellers International, Inc.
Remembering Vietnam

The Village Theatres Coronado
September 15, 2016 7:00 pm

Description

Explore the experiences and perspectives of soldiers and civilians of the Vietnam War with three films.

In This Program

  1. U.S. soldiers engaged in conflict in Firebase Kate. Photo courtesy of Storytellers International, Inc. Watch Trailer Watch Trailer

    Escape from Firebase Kate

    Paul Kakert / Vietnam, History / USA / 2015 / documentary / 61 mins
    During the end of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, 26 American troops are caught in the transition. Unsupported by the South Vietnamese, the men are surrounded by thousands of North Vietnamese troops. After surviving a three-day siege, they escape through the jungle and directly past enemy troops. “Escape From Firebase Kate” is their story, told by the men who survived.

    Precedes: Tom’s War

  2. Still image from "Tom's War." Photo courtesy of Story Corps.

    Tom’s War

    Julie Zammarchi / Vietnam, Healing, Army / USA / 2016 / narrative / 2 mins
    Tom Geerdes, a Vietnam veteran, remembers his long journey toward healing after returning home from the war.

    Preceded by: Escape from Firebase Kate

    Precedes: Return to Dak To

  3. Image from film "Return to Dak To." Photo courtesy of Christopher Upham. Watch Trailer Watch Trailer

    Return to Dak To

    Christopher Upham / Vietnam, Healing / USA / 2015 / documentary / 50 mins
    In 1969, a 61-day siege during the Vietnam war killed half of the 600 American soldiers in the 299th Engineer Battalion. During the 40th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, five surviving men return to Dak To, Vietnam, where the disaster that haunts them still takes place.

    Preceded by: Tom’s War

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Remembering Vietnam

The Village Theatres Coronado
September 15, 2016 7:00 pm

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