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Existence: 2003

General Note: Much is known about the fate and war traumas of Americans who fought in Vietnam. This documentary gives attention to the social fate of Vietnmese Veterans. According to official memory, as the state woul like to have it , many millions sacrificed themselves in order for the fatherland to be free. The memory of the war is suppressed by the raging speed of Vietnam's reform into a wild west economy under a communist regime. The communism which was fought for, and consequently the memory of the war as well, certainly is no longer a guiding thread of life for the youth, yet it is their future-belief. In this film veterans are heard to speak who suffer from the effects of herbacide Agent Orange, which was sprayed by Americans in Vietnam. Just recently came to be known that many more millions of liters of Dioxin had been used that was first believed. There are roughly 1 million victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam, often these included the children and grandchildren of soldiers who were severely handicapped. The ex-soldiers talk about te consequneces of the war upon their personal existence and about the way they commemorate their fallen comrades.

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Citation: Vietnam: The Memory, 2396VI3179. 2003, Remy Vlek Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2396VI3179, Accessed 05 Aug 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 2396VI3179, Remy Vlek Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive