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Entering the Military
Vietnam veterans Michael Maurer, Bruce Richardson, Mary Breed, Ron Mackedanz, Mick Aguirre, and Jon Hovde explain why and how they found themselves in the military during the Vietnam era.
These clips are from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
At the time, I was in the third year of college and so the whole class was drafted.
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: Bruce Richardson, Clyde Lewandowski, Draft, Enlisting, Ha Toung, Michael Maurer, Mick Aguirre, Perspectives, Ron Mackedanz, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Watch, West Point
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