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Inside the Vietnam War (National Geographic Channel Special)
National Geographic Channel ^ | 2-18-08 | Program Announcement

Posted on 02/18/2008 3:17:02 PM PST by smoothsailing

Inside the Vietnam War [TV-14 LSV Ratings N/A]

Monday, February 18, 2008, at 08P

Inside the Vietnam War takes you inside covert operations, gives you a seat at the military strategy table and lets you witness the emotional toll of war through the eyes of the soldiers and the pilots who undertook dozens of death-defying missions. Woven together with testimonials from more than 50 Vietnam veterans, archival audio and video footage, and never-before-seen photos, the special features the harrowing firsthand accounts of the brave men and women who lived through the war.

5 minute preview video...Battle at Ia Drang


TOPICS: Announcements; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: documentary; medalofhonor; milhist; moh; vietnamwar
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To: oh8eleven

Sierra squared, delta squared, eh? Just about what I expected when I saw the title, and just another reason to rejoice that Grandma and I kicked the cable entirely out of our place along with the d*** redrag “news”paper.

Probably will go out and get a new VCR/DVD player pretty soon, but that’s really more for the grandkids who haven’t started reading enough to get weaned off the brainsucker.


61 posted on 02/25/2008 10:15:45 AM PST by Unrepentant VN Vet (Down with the Kakistocracy)
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To: Unrepentant VN Vet
kicked the cable entirely out of our place along with the d*** redrag “news”paper.
LOL - well, I am a sports fan and I do have an HD TV (which after 4 years I still find stunning), so the cable stays.
But I did send my local fish wrapper packing many years ago.
62 posted on 02/25/2008 10:57:46 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: smoothsailing

My first question is... Why the hell is National Geographic doing a special on the vietnam war? Don’t they have a cave to explore somewhere, or an endangered gnat to save?

Talk about going off the reservation...


63 posted on 02/27/2008 4:25:16 PM PST by PsyOp (Truth in itself is rarely sufficient to make men act. - Clauswitz, On War, 1832.)
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To: jazusamo

That was Snake Shit, right? My Dad was right behind them in service. We were at Benning when they were fighting and Dad was in country within the year. Dad was Airborne Ranger and pilot.


64 posted on 02/27/2008 4:27:32 PM PST by doodad
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To: PsyOp
or an endangered gnat to save?

LOL!

65 posted on 02/27/2008 4:41:52 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: doodad

Yep, that was Snake Shit.

My thanks to your Dad, he’s a man to be proud of!


66 posted on 02/27/2008 4:44:39 PM PST by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo

God knows that is right. He was fixed and fling wing on two tours. Part with the Crazy Cats if you know that.

Never really talks and can’t due to classified. Which is a shame; his salad board must have some stories. It is huge.


67 posted on 02/27/2008 4:48:46 PM PST by doodad
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To: doodad
He's a member of a small and elite group, doodad.

The Crazy Cats: Stand-down

68 posted on 02/27/2008 5:09:54 PM PST by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo

Oh, I know. And more I can’t say and even more I don’t know about.

Thanks for that video. It just went to Dad.


69 posted on 02/27/2008 5:15:44 PM PST by doodad
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To: doodad

You’re most welcome, glad you forwarded it to him.


70 posted on 02/27/2008 5:20:22 PM PST by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo

For Christmas he gave my brother and myself medallions from the Otter-Caribou Assn which represents part of that crew.


71 posted on 02/27/2008 5:36:31 PM PST by doodad
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To: GATOR NAVY

Sometimes I am watching Nat Geo, which has great programming, and catch myself wondering if I am watching a conservative channel. Off the top of my head-Inside Saddam was brutally honest, Inside 9/11 left me in tears, and Inside Viet Nam was pretty fair.


72 posted on 03/04/2008 6:42:23 PM PST by MattinNJ ("Conservatives" will stay home in November and hand the socialists the election. Unbelievable.)
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