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All We Wanted to do Was Get on That Bird
Ron Mackedanz remembers his last day, and the anxiousness to get home, very clearly. He especially recalls the advice to wear civilian clothing, not his uniform, at the airport.
This clip is from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
Like that's gonna hide the look in our eyes? We all looked like hell. We looked like we'd just lived through hell, which we had.
About Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: Perspectives
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: 1968, 1969, 1970, Army, Bandido Charlie, Coming Home, Hutchinson, Lai Khe, October, Perspectives, Ron Mackedanz, Spicer, TPT, Travis AFB, Travis Air Force Base, Twin Cities PBS, Watch, Willmar