Vietnam in HD
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Release | November 8 November 11, 2011 | –
Vietnam in HD (known as Vietnam Lost Films outside the US) is a 6-part American
The episodes premiered on three consecutive days, with two episodes per day. The series is narrated by Michael C. Hall.
The tagline for the series is "It's not the war we know, it's the war they fought".
Featured people
Anne Purcell
Wife of Army Colonel Benjamin Purcell, a POW. Anne is a founding member of the National League of Families, an organization that publicized the issue of MIAs and POWs in Vietnam. She is portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt
Barry Romo
A recently graduated lieutenant in the
Joe Galloway
A combat reporter for
Bob Clewell
A US Army officer, serving as an advisor to the
Keith Connolly
An
Charles J. Brown
As a
He is portrayed by Blair Underwood.
Raymond Torres
A
Elizabeth Allen
A trauma nurse stationed on Pleiku Air Base during the Tet Offensive. She is portrayed by Tempestt Bledsoe.
Arthur Wiknik
After being drafted, Wiknik is sent to Vietnam in Spring 1969, serving as a sergeant in the 101st Airborne Division. Only days after his arrival, his company becomes involved in the Battle of Hamburger Hill. He is portrayed by James Marsden.
Karl Marlantes
Marlantes was a Marine lieutenant, awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in battle in 1969. He is portrayed by Zachary Levi.
Donald DeVore
He is portrayed by Glenn Howerton.
Monticello, New York U.S. Army, 1st Division Service: Spring 1969 – Summer 1969
Like thousands of other young American men, Don DeVore struggled intensely with what he would do if he were drafted to serve in Vietnam. He had no desire to become a war hero, and no dreams of winning glory or greatness on a battlefield. In the late summer of 1968, DeVore’s number was called and within weeks he was shipped off to basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Arriving in Vietnam in March 1969, DeVore was assigned to an artillery unit at a fire support base known as Firebase Jim. His job was to provide accurate fire support for the search and destroy patrols that were taking place on a near daily basis in the surrounding jungles. After four months, DeVore was granted compassionate leave to attend the birth of his first child. Upon returning home, he found himself in the middle of the largest peace and love festival of the decade – Woodstock. It was a stark contrast to the harsh combat he returned to just days later. In September 1969, the Viet Cong infiltrated Firebase Jim and DeVore was severely wounded by an RPG (rocket propelled grenade), sustaining an injury to his left arm that kept him hospitalized for nearly two years. The psychological and physical effects of his combat experience were devastating. For years, DeVore never spoke about the war. When questioned about the scars on his arm, he would tell people they were the result of a motorcycle accident. Finally, in the late 1990s, he sought treatment at a VA hospital, and after several years of counseling he was finally able to come to terms with wartime experience.
Gary Benedetti
He is portrayed by Armie Hammer.
Jim Anderson
He is portrayed by Dylan McDermott.
Episodes
# | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | "The Beginning" | November 8, 2011 | |
The war begins with the Battle of Ia Drang | |||
2 | "Search & Destroy" | November 8, 2011 | |
Success measured in body count, and Battle of Dak To | |||
3 | "The Tet Offensive" | November 9, 2011 | |
Surprise attack on Tet holiday. | |||
4 | "An Endless War" | November 9, 2011 | |
Political pressure changes the course of war by the Nixon Administration, and the Battle of Hamburger Hill . | |||
5 | "A Changing War" | November 10, 2011 | |
The US teaches South Vietnam to fight by themselves, while the Cambodian Incursion is staged. | |||
6 | "Peace With Honor" | November 10, 2011 | |
After final assault . |
References
- The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 29, 2009.