Your Own Backyard - Last Days in Vietnam
From the Collection: Your Own BackyardThere are over 300 PBS Member Stations across the country, with many telling incredible stories in their own backyard.
April, 1975. During the chaotic final days of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on Saigon, South Vietnamese resistance crumbled. City after city and village after village fell to the North while the U.S. diplomats and military operatives still in the country contemplated withdrawal. With the lives of thousands of South Vietnamese hanging in the balance, those in control faced an impossible decision—who would go and who would be left behind to face brutality, imprisonment, or even death.
KVIE - PBS for Northern California
Discover how a Reno casino owner’s generosity in sending thousands of care packages to troops in Vietnam forged life-changing friendships and a legacy in the sky.
Twin Cities PBS - Minnesota
In the shadows of the Vietnam War, the CIA organized a secret war in neighboring Laos to prevent communism from spreading deeper into Southeast Asia. The Hmong fought for the U.S. — and for themselves— to keep Ho Chi Minh’s regime from destroying their way of life.
WTTW - Chicago
This is the story of pride and heartbreak in a close-knit South Side community. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Chicago’s first and oldest Mexican-American parish, lost 12 young men in the Vietnam War during a brutal five-year period.
Vegas PBS - Nevada
We explore the experiences of several Las Vegas veterans during the Vietnam War era. Their stories cover their enlistment, basic training, combat and the aftermath of their military experience.
Houston PBS - Texas
Four successful Vietnamese Americans share their stories of escape, survival and triumph. Even though they each left Vietnam at different times, before, during and after The War, they each had the same goal – Getting Here.
WABE - Atlanta PBS
WABE invited Atlanta Vietnam War veterans to share their stories through video and saved photographs. This is their story of Vietnam, their time serving the country, and what it means to them today.
