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To expand on the epic Vietnam War documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Twin Cities PBS launched Minnesota Remembers Vietnam. The resulting collaboration among the state’s 6 public television stations features an online Story Wall, original documentaries, and series of public screenings & commemorative events that seek to more fully remember, honor and understand the experience of 50 years ago.
Please share your story at MNVietnam.org.
REMEMBER. HONOR. UNDERSTAND.
To expand on the epic Vietnam War documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Twin Cities PBS launched Minnesota Remembers Vietnam. The resulting collaboration among the state’s 6 public television stations features an online Story Wall, original documentaries, and series of public screenings & commemorative events that seek to more fully remember, honor and understand the experience of 50 years ago.
Please share your story at MNVietnam.org.
REMEMBER. HONOR. UNDERSTAND.
Discover How War Forever Changed 7 MN Women
While women were a force in the anti-war movement, they were also an integral part of the Vietnam War, itself. They nursed the wounded...
The People’s Protectors (Full Episode)
Four Native American veterans reflect on their experiences in the military during the divisive Vietnam War and how their communities helped them carry their...
Extraordinary Hmong
Poet and spoken word artist Ka Vang was born at the secret CIA military base in Laos, Long Cheng, at the end of the Vietnam War....
Veterans of the Secret War
Tong Vang + Lee Pao Xiong on how Hmong vets can now be buried in national cemeteries.
The Telling Project: Mary Beth Crowley
Right out of nursing school Mary Beth Crowley joined the Army. With only four months of nursing experience she was deployed to Vietnam where...
The Telling Project: Kang Vang
Kang Vang is a Hmong American filmmaker and community leader. Born in a refugee camp in Thailand, Kang and his family emigrated to Minnesota...
The Telling Project: Ken Sholes
Ken Sholes enlisted in the Navy at the age of 20 to avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam. He ended up in Vietnam,...
The Telling Project: Raymond Wilson
Raymond joined the Army in 1969 to pursue his dream of learning to fly. After spending 366 days as a pilot in Vietnam he...
The Telling Project: Ken Plant
Ken Plant served in the Marine Corps as a correspondent covering military operations from 1969 to 1974 and joined the the U.S. Army as...
