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The Vietnam War · Season 1, Episode 15

A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Vincent Okamoto: You know what? The real heroes are the men that died. 19-20 year old drop outs from high school. They didn't have any of the escape routes that the elite and the wealthy and the privileged had. But to see these kids, who had the least to gain-they weren't going to be rewarded for their service in Vietnam, they looked upon it as the weather. And yet, their infinite patience, their loyalty to each other, their courage under fire, was just phenomenal. And you'd ask yourself, "How does American produce young men like this?"

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