Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories
Joe Fornelli – Dog Tags
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Vietnam veteran Joe Fornelli discusses creating an art installation to honor veterans.
Vietnam veteran Joe Fornelli, 501st Aviation BN., U.S. Army, discusses creating the art installation "Above and Beyond," which consists of 58,307 dog tags, to honor veterans killed in action.
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Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories
Joe Fornelli – Dog Tags
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Vietnam veteran Joe Fornelli, 501st Aviation BN., U.S. Army, discusses creating the art installation "Above and Beyond," which consists of 58,307 dog tags, to honor veterans killed in action.
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Tam Nguyen – Work for the Vietnamese Community
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Clip | 48s | South Vietnamese veteran Tam Nguyen discusses his work in Chicago. (48s)
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Clip | 1m 28s | South Vietnamese veteran Tam Nguyen and his daughter discuss memorializing the war. (1m 28s)
Tam Nguyen – Escaping a Re-Education Camp
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Clip | 2m 13s | South Vietnamese veteran Tam Nguyen recounts his escape from a re-education camp. (2m 13s)
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Clip | 3m 29s | Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit describes an attempt to save a comrade and his injuries. (3m 29s)
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Clip | 1m 23s | Veteran Loi Dang discusses being a POW during the Vietnam War. (1m 23s)
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Clip | 2m 18s | Veteran Loi Dang discusses the difficult decisions made during the Vietnam war. (2m 18s)
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Clip | 53s | Veteran Loi Dang discusses the scarcity of food during the Vietnam War. (53s)
Loi Dang – Everyone for Themselves
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Clip | 1m 30s | Veteran Loi Dang discusses a Vietnam War battle where it was "everyone for themselves." (1m 30s)
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Clip | 2m 24s | Vietnam veteran Joe Fornelli discusses creating an art installation to honor veterans. (2m 24s)
Major George Dempsey – Theater Ticket
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Clip | 2m 16s | Veteran Major George Dempsey recalls being part of a theater company in Vietnam. (2m 16s)
Major George Dempsey – Greatest Accomplishment
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Clip | 1m 28s | Vietnam veteran Major George Dempsey recalls how he managed to cut his tour short. (1m 28s)
Major George Dempsey – Bureaucracy
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Clip | 1m 58s | Vietnam veteran Major George Dempsey recalls working in the bureaucracy of the war. (1m 58s)
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Clip | 1m 25s | Vietnam veteran Joe Fornelli discusses making sketches while at war. (1m 25s)
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Clip | 2m 2s | Stan Schultz remembers avoiding the draft and protesting the Vietnam War. (2m 2s)
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Clip | 3m 53s | Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit tells how he met the family of a comrade at the memorial in DC. (3m 53s)
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Clip | 1m 58s | Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit remembers bringing closure to the father of a killed comrade. (1m 58s)
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Clip | 3m 18s | Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit recalls finding a killed comrade's family after the war. (3m 18s)
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Clip | 1m 45s | Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney remembers getting terribly ill from drinking impure water. (1m 45s)
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Clip | 2m 29s | Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney recalls bringing roses to the girlfriend of a killed comrade. (2m 29s)
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Clip | 2m 26s | Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney recounts his struggle with alcoholism after the war. (2m 26s)
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Clip | 3m 48s | Veteran Jim McNerney discusses taking part in the first helicopter raid in Vietnam. (3m 48s)
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Clip | 43s | Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney discusses a memorial dedicated to his battalion. (43s)
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Clip | 1m 19s | Vietnam Veteran Jim McNerney recalls ending up in the Marines after the draft. (1m 19s)
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Clip | 58s | Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney remembers getting to see Bob Hope during the war. (58s)
Curtis Moore – First in Vietnam
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Clip | 4m 8s | Veteran Curtis Moore recalls missing deployment and learning of comrade's deaths. (4m 8s)
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Clip | 2m 36s | A Vietnam veteran remembers saying goodbye at the Vietnam memorial to men he lost. (2m 36s)
Paul Baffico – Joining the Service
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Clip | 1m 44s | Veteran Paul Baffico discusses joining the army during the Vietnam War. (1m 44s)
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Clip | 3m 3s | Veteran Paul Baffico recalls his first military engagement in Vietnam. (3m 3s)
Jim Youngquist – Joining the Service
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Clip | 1m 46s | Veteran Jim Youngquist recalls being drafted during the Vietnam War. (1m 46s)
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Clip | 1m 48s | Vietnam veteran Jim Youngquist remembers returning to Chicago after his service. (1m 48s)
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Clip | 1m 47s | Vietnam veteran Bob Gorman discusses his role in the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. (1m 47s)
Bob Gorman – Letter for a Friend
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Clip | 2m | Vietnam Veteran Bob Gorman recalls visiting the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. (2m)
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