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The Vietnam War

Living is the Difficult Thing

A captured Army doctor recounts his experience of being taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.

Aired 08/28/2017

FromKen Burns

The Vietnam War

Living is the Difficult Thing

Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

A captured Army doctor recounts his experience of being taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.

A captured Army doctor recounts his experience of being taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.

Aired 08/28/2017

FromKen Burns

Funding for The Vietnam War is provided by Bank of America; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; David H. Koch; The Blavatnik Family Foundation; Park Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The...

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