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Tom Tuccitto's Tapes
Tom Tuccitto's family has hours of cassette tapes that he sent home in lieu of written letters, giving keen insight into his Vietnam experience. Tom's widow and sons speak to the importance of these tapes in remembering him and understanding his experience.
This clip is from the TPT documentary Perspectives. Learn more below.
He provides so much detail in the actual recording.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: Scandia, MN
Story Subject: Family
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: Children, Children of Veterans, Children of Vets, Correspondence, Family, Marriage, Perspectives, Scandia, Thomas Tuccitto, Tom Tuccitto, TPT, Twin Cities PBS, Watch
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