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As a military wife, Anne Purcell had already sent her husband off to war once before, in Korea. But less than six months after her husband Ben volunteered for Vietnam, he was reported "missing in action."

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  • Anne Purcell
    Anne Purcell

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    As a military wife, Anne Purcell had already sent her husband off to war once before, in Korea. But less than six months after her husband Ben volunteered for Vietnam, he was reported "missing in action."

    Video Clip (3:57)
  • Remembering Vietnam: A Premonition
    Remembering Vietnam: A Premonition

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    Air Force Pilot Keith Connolly recalls a story about a fellow pilot and friend who had a premonition that he would not return from the war.

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  • Barry Romo
    Barry Romo

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    Fresh out of high school, Barry Romo enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in Vietnam. Romo was awarded a bronze star for his efforts but grew disillusioned with the war and later joined a controversial group called Vietnam Veterans Against the War.

    Video Clip (3:24)
  • Arthur Wiknik
    Arthur Wiknik

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    As an 18-year-old draftee, Arthur Wiknik was rushed through officer candidate's school. After one month in Vietnam he found himself in the middle of the battle of "Hamburger Hill"--one of the most notorious battles of the war.

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  • Bob Clewell
    Bob Clewell

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    Bob Clewell dropped out of college to join the Army, and arrive in Vietnam just weeks after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964. During his third tour, he was trained as a helicopter pilot, providing air support for ground troops during the Lam Son 719 offensive.

    Video Clip (3:35)
  • Raymond Torres
    Raymond Torres

    Video Clip (2:52)

    Navy medic Raymond Torres joined the Navy to attend medical school and was assigned to a Marine Corps company. While tending to wounded Marines during the Khe Sanh battle, Torres was critically injured when a grenade exploded near him.

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  • Keith Connolly
    Keith Connolly

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    Air Force pilot Keith Connolly was among the first USAF units to be stationed within South Vietnam. During his second tour, he flew F-4 Phantoms targeting the Ho Chi Minh Trail and witnessed two of his men go missing after his plane had been hit.

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  • Gery Benedetti
    Gery Benedetti

    Video Clip (3:18)

    Gery Benedetti was a member of the "Brown Water River Rats," whose missions were a crucial but dangerous component of the American combat operation in Vietnam.

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  • Donald Devore
    Donald Devore

    Video Clip (3:22)

    in the summer of 1968, Donald Devore was drafted and sent off to basic training. Devore was assigned to an artillery unit in Vietnam and after four months, was granted leave to attend the birth of his first child.

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  • A Soldier's Story: Hamburger Hill
    A Soldier's Story: Hamburger Hill

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    In 1969, Arthur Wiknik found himself in one of the Vietnam War's most notorious battles.

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