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Ken Burn's recent series on Vietnam is very well made and speaks with participants and stakeholders from across the ideological spectrum. Highly recommended: https://www.netflix.com/title/70202579

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I know it's a popular series, and I haven't gotten my dad's response to it because he hasn't watched it, but many war veterans and South Vietnamese military members say it's not a very balanced documentary.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/29/veterans-angry-disapp...

https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2017/10/02/vete...

It’s almost like the veterans have a difficult time being objective. I’ll wait for your dad’s review before getting too critical though.

Are you sure? I've watched a bit of it and it seems to approach the war with 20/20 hindsight. "Oh of course it was wrong to be there".

It ignores some of the mindset that got us there in the first place.

It would be interesting to compare the views of those conscripted versus those that voluntarily signed up.

You have a lot of informed opinions because of course you were close to the war and your family was. I hope to see you continue to share your ideas, even if you are suffering some criticism.

Oh come on. Look at the series. You can say what you want but it is extremely biased. It takes about 30 seconds for it to call the war a mistake, and it doesn't get better from there.

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