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Popular Media and Veteran Portrayal
Documentarian and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gary Gilson reflects on how veterans have been portrayed inaccurately in popular media, and the importance of hearing from veterans themselves.
POPULAR MEDIA AND THE VETERAN EXPERIENCE
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Biographical Details
Submitted From: Minneapolis, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: United States 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Dates of Service: 1957 - 1959
Specialty: Infantry Platoon Commander
I just think about the horrors of war and what this country has done to so many men and women they've sent to war and then treated badly when they got home.
Gary's story was captured by AMPERS in partnership with the Minnesota Humanities Center’s Veterans' Voices program and was shared with permission.
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Story Themes: 1957, 1958, 1959, Ampers, Coming Home, Gary Gilson, Listen, Marines, Minneapolis, Minnesota Humanities Center, Popular Culture, PTSD, The VA, Veteran's Voices
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