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Echoes of the Vietnam War

By: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
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  • Even 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.
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 2021
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  • Front Man

    Front Man
    May 23 2024

    Bruce Springsteen’s song “The Wall” was inspired, in large part, by a musician he idolized in his youth. Walter Cichon was the front man for a band called the Motifs, who were taking the New Jersey shore by storm in mid-to-late 1960’s. Walter’s voice was forever silenced in Vietnam when he was just 21 years old, but his indomitable spirit lives on through those who knew him — including, to a surprising degree, The Boss himself.

    For more information: https://www.vvmf.org/echoes/EP75/
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    50 mins
  • The Hero in Your Midst

    The Hero in Your Midst
    May 9 2024
    Alfred Coke served 730 days in Vietnam and he estimates that he received enemy fire on 400 of them. He was wounded multiple times, and he has both the scars and the decorations to prove it. He never gave much thought to his own trauma until he formed an unlikely friendship with Allan Danroth, a Canadian engineer nearly three decades his junior. In this episode, we bring you an inspiring story of friendship... and the healing power of being interested.
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    46 mins
  • Cherries Writer

    Cherries Writer
    Apr 24 2024
    In 1970-71, John Podlaski spent twelve months in Vietnam — seven with the Wolfhounds of the 25th Infantry Division, and five with the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. John never dreamed that he’d become a writer, but his first novel, Cherries, led to five more books and a hugely popular website (cherrieswriter.com) that is a community chest of first-person stories, information, and imagery from the Vietnam War.
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    49 mins
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LOVE this

I just happened to come across this by accident and listened to all of them. I think everyone should listen to this, it was informative and I learned a few things I did not realize happened. True stories that pull at your heart strings. So grateful for our VETS and all that they did.

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