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And So I Survived
When Jon Hovde came to after being severely wounded in Vietnam, he wanted to die. When the chaplain read him one letter from his mom and one letter from his girlfriend made him continue to fight for his life.
This clip is from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
All of a sudden I felt this urge to fight.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Detroit Lakes, MN
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Army
Dates of Service: 1967 - 1968
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: 1967, 1968, Amputee, Army, Correspondence, Detroit Lakes, Family, Jon Hovde, Marriage, Perspectives, Physical Wounds, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Watch
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