Dear mom and dad, doting fathertobe, peach and fuzzy. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. They speak of patriotism, of confidence, of new friendships. Letters home from vietnam book overview by edited by bernard edelman for the new york vietnam veterans memorial commission dear america is a collection of letters back home from menand women in vietnam. 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. Wolfie the grunt takes 8mm movies of a combat assault in vietnam duration. An overwhelmingly eloquent book of the purest and most simple writing on vietnam.
Using real letters written by american soldiers which can be read in the book along with many more and archive footage, the film. 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. Purchase this book on the day of the event from the national archives store and receive a 15% discount members get 20% off. In conjunction with its new exhibit remembering vietnam, the national archives will screen dear america. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dear america. Aug 12, 2011 24 videos play all letters home from vietnam andrew hunter the vietnam war explained in 25 minutes vietnam war documentary duration. Nine months after publication of the hardcover, dear america. Some themes from dear america, letters home from vietnam. Koch to serve on the new york vietnam veterans memorial commission, he edited the book dear america. 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.
Letters home from vietnam on thursday, january 18 at 7 p. France theatrical title dear america lettres du vietnam. Da is split up into 8 sections, giving the reader a decent exposure into what guys went through over there. And then gradually the tone of their letters begins to change. On the soundtrack, we hear the voices of these soldiers, in the words they wrote home.
Letters home from vietnam kindle edition by edelman, bernard. 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. You replied as i knew you would always the mother who tries to put her sons. Letters home from vietnam tv movie 1987 dear america. David halberstamdecades after the end of the vietnam war, dear america allows us. Dear america letters home from vietnam part 2 8 youtube. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Letters home from vietnam pays only a small debt toward healing a generations wounds that may never stop hurting. Buy a cheap copy of dear america letters home from vietnam book. Letters home from vietnam by bernard edelman, editor w. Based on the book of the same name, this 1987 emmy awardwinning hbo. Not having much knowledge on the vietnam war, this book really opened my eyes and my heart it really made me feel something, just reading these simple letters home. William dafoe, robert deniro, matt dillon, michael j.
Letters home from vietnam by bernard edelman online at alibris. The list of actors reading these letters is practically a whos who of hollywood, including. 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. Letters home from vietnam was reissued in may 2002 by w. Eloquent, gutwrenching letters from american men and women stationed in vietnam paint a poignant picture of wars agonies and joys. Decades after the 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. Without a clear purpose in vietnam, killing the enemy became the only goal. Most are a page or less, and they give a vivid insight into attitudes of the men there, though possibly selfcensored to put the authors in a better light.
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. Letters home from vietnam was first telecast april 3, 1988, over the hbo cable service. Dear america letters home from vietnam part 1 8 youtube. This program is presented by the national archives in collaboration with the vietnam veterans of america. Jul 17, 2002 few books touched me as much as dear america. It would be hard to imagine a more powerful documentary on the vietnam war than dear america. Chastant hhephu bai 29 june 68 mom, today i received your letter in reply to my extension letter.
The common theme of each of the writers was their sense of duty to their country despite the hardships. Fox, mark harmon, sean penn, randy quaid, martin sheen, robin williams, and more. Themes from dear america, letters home from vietnam. Letters home from vietnam documentary screening january 18 press release wednesday, january 10, 2018 washington, dc.
This program is presented in collaboration with the vietnam veterans of america. 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. Letters home from vietnam wascompiled entirely from the avalanche of letters and poems received by the commission for consideration to be included on the memorial. Decades after the official end of the vietnam war, dear america. Norton, with a new introduction by senator john mccain. 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 introduce the screening, take questions afterwards, and also sign copies of the book. Dear america letters home from vietnam 4 author notes as a collection of letters from hundreds of authors, it would be confusing and impractical, if not almost impossible, to provide notes on all of the authors.
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 the loss of a friend in battle. Letters home from vietnam 1987 rotten tomatoes this gripping documentary of the vietnam war begins with the kennedy administration and extends through the return of the first mias. Dear america is a collection of letters back home from menand women in vietnam. Dear america letters home from vietnam 4 author notes as a collection of letters from hundreds of authors, it would be confusing and impractical, if not almost impossible, to. Absolutely no words can describe exactly how this book made me feel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Letters home from vietnam allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there. I was a teenageryoung adult while this war took place, and each letter reminded me of someone i knew. 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 did.
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