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Vietnam War Story (1987)

Vietnam War Story poster
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Runtime
30 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This anthology series presents fictional stories based on real experiences of soldiers during the Vietnam War. Each half-hour episode focuses on a different aspect of life in and around combat. The writing draws from the actual memories of Vietnam veterans.

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What happens

Vietnam War Story is an HBO cable television anthology series that ran from 1987 to 1988 and included a total of nine, 30-minute episodes. The series depicts stories inspired by real-life events of soldiers in and around combat. Details were fictional, but most episodes were written by Vietnam veterans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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