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Expectations
After entering the military either via draft or enlistment the Veterans interviewed knew they were heading to Vietnam. Ron Mackedanz, Jon Hovde, Bruce Richardson, Mick Aguirre, Wendell Affield, Micheal Maurer speak about their expectations.
These clips are from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
Growing up in the '50s, we grew up listening to World War II stories and I guess I had those expectations of being heroic.
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, Combat, Coming Home, Draft, Enlisting, Expectations, Fear, Growing Up, Jon Hovde, Marines, Micheal Maurer, Mick Aguirre, Perspectives, Ron Mackedanz, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Video, Watch, Wendell Affield, West Point
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