Letters home from vietnam on thursday, january 18 at 7 p. The memorial was to be a glassblock structure etched with excerpts of letters sent to and from servicemen during the vietnam war. Dear america takes only 84 minutes to relate americas 10year quagmire. Based on the book of the same name, the program is devoted to poignant recitations of letters to and from american participants of the vietnam war. There was an abundance of insects that bothered the soldiers and was mentioned in the documentary multiple times. In each case, a famous celebrity voice martin sheen, michael j. Dear america letters home from vietnam soundtrack youtube. Without a clear purpose in vietnam, killing the enemy became the only goal. There were many daily hardships faced by soldiers in vietnam. Decades after the official end of the vietnam war, dear america.
More than twentyfive years after the official end of the vietnam war, dear america allows us to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served in vietnam. Dear america letters home from vietnam 1987 l 2of2. Themes from dear america, letters home from vietnam. By interweaving authentic letters from our men and women in southeast asia with chronological footage of events in nam and the world, the program evokes memories of the. Dear america letters home from vietnam part 2 8 by royalfool1195. Letters home from vietnam also was released theatrically, on 49 screens in the united states and canada in september 1988, a rarity for any film that has been made for cable. Download a print friendly version of this day trip here. More than 200 letters home from vietnam era servicemen to family, friends, and others have been selected for publication in this volume about the most intimate thoughts of the soldiers who served in vietnam. The book, which simulates a tour of duty in vietnam, offers context for the excerpts of the letters and poems selected for. On the soundtrack, we hear the voices of these soldiers, in the words they wrote home. More than 25 years after the official end of the vietnam war, dear america allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there.
For what its worth, vietnam war by callum johnston. Eloquent, gutwrenching letters from american men and women stationed in vietnam paint a poignant picture of wars agonies and joys. Letters home from vietnam for the commission, was associate producer of the peabody and emmy awardwinning film based on the book. This download is intended to support the hbo film dear america.
Chastant hhephu bai 29 june 68 mom, today i received your letter in reply to my extension letter. What reason do some soldiers give for fighting vietnam. Letters home from vietnam dvd this classic hbo documentary features reenactments of actual letters written by soldiers during the vietnam war. Letters home from vietnam as you read note the mens feelings about the war. France, french polynesia, germany, ghana, gibraltar, greece, greenland, grenada. Some themes from dear america, letters home from vietnam. Letters home from vietnam allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there. Letters home from vietnam by bernard edelman, editor w. Dear america letters home from vietnam part 1 8 by royalfool1195. They had no comforts and were forced to live in harsh conditions most of the time that they were there. Dear america letters home from vietnam soundtrack maggie nesset.
In 1981, six years after the official end of the vietnam war, mayor edward koch of new york city appointed a task force of twentyseven leading citizens of the city to develop a framework for a fitting memorial to vietnam war veterans. You replied as i knew you would always the mother who tries to put her sons. Koch to serve on the new york vietnam veterans memorial commission, he edited the book dear america. Based on the book of the same name, this 1987 emmy award winning hbo documentary features actors and actresses reading actual letters home from men and women serving in the vietnam war. Bernard edelman, a vietnam veteran who was an associate producer of the film and also edited the companion book for the new york vietnam veterans memorial commission, will. What piece of legislation is passed in august 1964. English text summary notes dear america letters home. The awkward moment when cheryl cole gets rejected from america. Letters home from vietnam was compiled entirely from the avalanche of letters and poems received by the commission for consideration to be included on the memorial. Letters home from vietnam, a gift shop and exhibits. Dear america letters home from vietnam part 1 8 youtube.
Letters home from vietnam was first telecast april 3, 1988, over the hbo cable service. The film is based on actual letters that were written by the men and women who served there. Letters home from vietnam conveys the american experience in vietnam from the perspective of those who were there. Read by dozens of actors such as harvey keitel, matt dillon, and kathleen turner, these letters show a more human story of the war than we see in most media outlets and reveal real people in real situations trying to explain or understand. Emmywinning documentary in which hollywood stars read letters written by american soldiers during the vietnam war. Using real letters written by american soldiers which can be read in the book along with many more and archive footage, the film creates a highly personal. France theatrical title dear america lettres du vietnam. Mcgowan theater, washington, dc based on the book of the same name, this 1987 emmy award winning hbo documentary features actors and actresses reading actual letters home from men and women serving in the vietnam war. Letters home from vietnam tv movie 1987 dear america.
Due to the overwhelming response to the commissions request for letters, dear america. In this collection of more than 200 letters, they share their first impressions of the rigors of life in the bush, their longing for home and family, their emotions over the conduct of the war, and their ache at. San jose mercury newslisten to these authentic voices of the vietnam war. All the confusion, pain, despair, and even hope of the men and women who served in vietnam is captured in dear america. Based on the book of the same name, this 1987 emmy awardwinning hbo. This gripping documentary of the vietnam war begins with the kennedy administration and extends through the return of the first mias in the mid 1970s. Letters home from vietnam, the hbo movie now being released theatrically, is the first film about vietnam to come to us free of bias, free of rhetoric. A prime cause was the german withdrawal from all fronts. When do the first american combat troops arrive in vietnam. They come to us after the journalists, the generals, and the politicians have had their say. Using real letters written by american soldiers which can be read in the book along with many more and archive footage, the film. The film was shown in theaters throughout europe and asia. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof, augment the firstperson narrative by men and women who were in the war, some of whom. They speak of patriotism, of confidence, of new friendships.
And then gradually the tone of their letters begins to change. Letters home from vietnam was compiled from the letters and. Though many of these letters evoke tears, edelman has avoided sentimentality in favor of immediacy, vivid details, and insights dear america is a work of art. In conjunction with its new exhibit remembering vietnam, the national archives will screen dear america. The common theme of each of the writers was their sense of duty to their country despite the hardships. In their letters there is a sense of wonder at this new world they have found, a world so different from the american cities and towns they left behind. Fox, robin williams, and others reads the letters to us. Nearly forty years after the official end of the vietnam war, dear ame. Using real letters written by american soldiers which can be read in the book along with many more and archive footage, the film creates a highly personal experience of the vietnam war.
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