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Echoes of the Vietnam War
81 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEven after 50 years, the impact of the Vietnam War echoes across generations. Hear the stories of service and sacrifice from people who are affected — veterans, their families, and others who add perspective to those experiences. Brought to you by the nonprofit that built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, “The Wall,” in Washington, D.C.
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Episodes
You Are Not Alone
June 07, 2022 22:05 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBJune is National PTSD Awareness month. Vietnam veterans often have a hard time getting help for this condition, and having someone in their corner can make all the difference in the world. Cyndy Hollender-Stancliff married two Vietnam veterans, both of whom suffered from PTSD. She shares her story of love and support, loss and healing.
Nobody's Perfect
May 24, 2022 17:55 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBIn wartime, casualty and injury records are often created (or not created) in moments of absolute, unimaginable chaos. Sometimes the dots just don’t get connected. David Kies is the living embodiment of that phenomenon. He is alive... and his name is on The Wall. In this episode, he tells us what it’s like to do a rubbing of your own name at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Hamburger Hill
May 10, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBHill 937 was the center of a brutal and legendary battle that began 53 years ago this week. After eleven days of vicious fighting and heavy losses on both sides, it would become known by another name: Hamburger Hill. Hear a personal account from a soldier who survived it.
John Woods Is a Ghost
April 25, 2022 16:25 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBOctober 27th, 1967, outside of Bù Đốp, near the Vietnam-Cambodia border. The helicopter John is piloting has just been shot down by an enemy RPG while attempting to evacuate two wounded Special Forces soldiers from the jungle. In this episode, John shares the story of his service in Vietnam, including his helicopter crash, his dramatic rescue, and his long, strange journey home.
Brothers and Sisters in Arms
April 11, 2022 18:07 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBApril 10, 2022 was National Siblings Day. In this episode, we bring you the inspiring stories of two separate sets of siblings — both from families with long legacies of service — whose lives were forever changed by the war in Vietnam.
Building The Wall
March 26, 2022 14:45 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBJan Scruggs, a decorated veteran of two tours in Vietnam, had the idea for a memorial in March of 1979. Three and a half years later, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was a reality. In this episode, Jan recounts his incredible journey from grunt to visionary to target… and, ultimately, to victor.
8 Days in March
March 15, 2022 16:15 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThe panels that make up the Vietnam Veterans Memorial each represent a moment in time. Some moments are measured in years but for one of those panels, its beginning to end lasted only eight days. It could have been any eight days in the Vietnam War, but this panel tells the story of a secret mission in Laos, rising tensions back home, and the incredible story of a Medal of Honor recipient.
Items Left at The Wall
March 02, 2022 21:29 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBMore than 400,000 items have been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in remembrance, in longing, and in tribute. Learn how those items became a museum collection of the National Park Service, and hear from its first curator — a Vietnam veteran who would perform that labor of love for the better part of three decades.
Vietnam Love Stories
February 14, 2022 18:54 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBWar interrupts everything normal in life… except for love. In this episode you’ll hear stories of people falling in love, people keeping love alive, and love keeping people alive.
The Tet Offensive
January 31, 2022 20:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBOn January 30, 1968, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched an offensive that is widely considered a pivotal moment in the war. Vietnam War specialist Dr. Erik Villard sheds a historian’s light on the Tet Offensive.
Remembering Khe Sanh
January 17, 2022 23:01 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThe siege at Khe Sanh began on January 21, 1968. For 77 days, 6,000 Americans — mostly Marines — held their positions against an all-out assault by more than 30,000 enemy troops. Hear personal stories from two men who survived the siege and then returned, decades later, to Khe Sanh.
Christmas and the Vietnam War
December 06, 2021 14:35 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBMusic of the Vietnam Era
November 22, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThe Battle of the Ia Drang Valley
November 08, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBNovember 14, 1965 marked a pivotal moment in U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Elements of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) entered the first major land battle of the war at landing zones X-Ray and Albany, which would turn out to be proving grounds for a whole new kind of warfare. Hear three personal perspectives from men who survived.
Song for the Unsung
October 25, 2021 14:56 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBLongview: Stories From The Wall That Heals
October 11, 2021 15:03 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBSo That Others May Live
September 27, 2021 16:43 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBMissing in Action
September 13, 2021 14:49 - 41 minutes - 38 MB“We Were Essential" - Nurses in Vietnam
August 30, 2021 15:05 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBCanines in Combat
August 16, 2021 20:02 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBAgent Orange
August 02, 2021 15:43 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBCombat Chaplain
July 19, 2021 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB“Rocket Man, Part 2”
July 05, 2021 13:11 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBRocket Man - Part 1
June 21, 2021 16:53 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBOut of Tragedy, Trees
June 07, 2021 13:27 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBFinding Faces
May 24, 2021 14:19 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBA Bump in the Road
May 10, 2021 13:31 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBAnswering The Call
April 26, 2021 17:13 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThe Sound of Hope
April 12, 2021 14:43 - 34 minutes - 32 MBMaking An Impact At Home
March 29, 2021 14:10 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBEchoes of the Vietnam War - Trailer
March 28, 2021 20:20 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBProduced and hosted by Michael Croan