NEWS & COMMENTARY: shaving kits, dog sitters & we salute Jim Lehrer on his passing — a national treasure as a journalist and as a Marine
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Karl Marlantes talks racism in Vietnam & feedback from the Burns/Novick documentary “The Vietnam War”
Karl Marlantes
1stLt USMC, Receiving the Navy Cross
And… today…. sage writer
Karl Marlantes chronicled the issue of “race” in his Vietnam War novel Matterhorn, he joins us to talk about how race was a part of daily life in Vietnam and how the issue changed from when you were “in the rear” and when you were “in the bush.”
Karl also discusses the varied reactions he’s received on the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary “The Vietnam War” which aired on PBS this past Fall.
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AMERICAN POLITICIANS HAVE COMPLETELY LOST THEIR SOULS: thoughts on the treatment of a Gold Star Family and General John Kelly’s remarks
The family of Sgt. La David Johnson, US Army
KIA, Niger
John Kelly
General USMC (ret)
White House Chief of Staff
Gold Star Father
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John Kelly discusses Gold Star Families and the President’s intent
A Vietnam Veteran reacts to PBS’s “The Vietnam War” Documentary
Bob Nilsson
Capt USMC
Founder, 100 Entrepreneurs Project
Bob Nilsson is a Vietnam veteran. He joined us to give us his thoughts on the ten-part documentary “The Vietnam War” by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
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