Extras

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Tam Nguyen – Work for the Vietnamese Community

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Tam Nguyen – Work for the Vietnamese Community

South Vietnamese veteran Tam Nguyen discusses his work in Chicago.

Tam Nguyen – Work for the Vietnamese Community

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Tam Nguyen – Vietnam Memorial

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Tam Nguyen – Vietnam Memorial

South Vietnamese veteran Tam Nguyen and his daughter discuss memorializing the war.

Tam Nguyen – Vietnam Memorial

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Tam Nguyen – Escaping a Re-Education Camp

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Tam Nguyen – Escaping a Re-Education Camp

South Vietnamese veteran Tam Nguyen recounts his escape from a re-education camp.

Tam Nguyen – Escaping a Re-Education Camp

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim Zwit – No One Left Behind

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim Zwit – No One Left Behind

Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit describes an attempt to save a comrade and his injuries.

Jim Zwit – No One Left Behind

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Loi Dang – Line Up

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Loi Dang – Line Up

Veteran Loi Dang discusses being a POW during the Vietnam War.

Loi Dang – Line Up

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Loi Dang - Hope

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Loi Dang - Hope

Veteran Loi Dang discusses the difficult decisions made during the Vietnam war.

Loi Dang - Hope

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Loi Dang - Find Your Own Food

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Loi Dang - Find Your Own Food

Veteran Loi Dang discusses the scarcity of food during the Vietnam War.

Loi Dang - Find Your Own Food

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Loi Dang – Everyone for Themselves

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Loi Dang – Everyone for Themselves

Veteran Loi Dang discusses a Vietnam War battle where it was "everyone for themselves."

Loi Dang – Everyone for Themselves

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Joe Fornelli – Dog Tags

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Joe Fornelli – Dog Tags

Vietnam veteran Joe Fornelli discusses creating an art installation to honor veterans.

Joe Fornelli – Dog Tags

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Major George Dempsey – Theater Ticket

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Major George Dempsey – Theater Ticket

Veteran Major George Dempsey recalls being part of a theater company in Vietnam.

Major George Dempsey – Theater Ticket

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Major George Dempsey – Greatest Accomplishment

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Major George Dempsey – Greatest Accomplishment

Vietnam veteran Major George Dempsey recalls how he managed to cut his tour short.

Major George Dempsey – Greatest Accomplishment

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Major George Dempsey – Bureaucracy

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Major George Dempsey – Bureaucracy

Vietnam veteran Major George Dempsey recalls working in the bureaucracy of the war.

Major George Dempsey – Bureaucracy

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Joe Fornelli – Art in War

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Joe Fornelli – Art in War

Vietnam veteran Joe Fornelli discusses making sketches while at war.

Joe Fornelli – Art in War

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Stan Schultz – Protest

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Stan Schultz – Protest

Stan Schultz remembers avoiding the draft and protesting the Vietnam War.

Stan Schultz – Protest

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim Zwit – The Wall

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim Zwit – The Wall

Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit tells how he met the family of a comrade at the memorial in DC.

Jim Zwit – The Wall

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim Zwit – Reuniting

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim Zwit – Reuniting

Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit remembers bringing closure to the father of a killed comrade.

Jim Zwit – Reuniting

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim Zwit – Finding His Men

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim Zwit – Finding His Men

Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit recalls finding a killed comrade's family after the war.

Jim Zwit – Finding His Men

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim McNerney – Water

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim McNerney – Water

Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney remembers getting terribly ill from drinking impure water.

Jim McNerney – Water

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim McNerney – Roses

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim McNerney – Roses

Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney recalls bringing roses to the girlfriend of a killed comrade.

Jim McNerney – Roses

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim McNerney – Recovering

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim McNerney – Recovering

Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney recounts his struggle with alcoholism after the war.

Jim McNerney – Recovering

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim McNerney – Raid

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim McNerney – Raid

Veteran Jim McNerney discusses taking part in the first helicopter raid in Vietnam.

Jim McNerney – Raid

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim McNerney – Memorial

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim McNerney – Memorial

Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney discusses a memorial dedicated to his battalion.

Jim McNerney – Memorial

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim McNerney – Entering

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim McNerney – Entering

Vietnam Veteran Jim McNerney recalls ending up in the Marines after the draft.

Jim McNerney – Entering

Video thumbnail: Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories Jim McNerney – Bob Hope

Chicago’s Vietnam War Stories

Jim McNerney – Bob Hope

Vietnam veteran Jim McNerney remembers getting to see Bob Hope during the war.

Jim McNerney – Bob Hope