Vietnam War

Last week on StoryCorps, we met Ray Nicholson and Alvin Lovett as they discussed a teacher who impacted their lives. This week, we hear how the Vietnam war impacted the people in their community.

It was twenty years ago this month that the Monsanto chemical company settled a lawsuit with residents of Anniston. Illnesses ranging from cancer to birth defects were blamed on a group of chemicals called PCB’s. But, this isn’t the only example of Alabama residents allegedly being made sick by big industry. Another group all have something in common. They all served in Vietnam. We begin our story with a man APR listeners met last week.

McGee went on to fly combat missions in World War II as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars.

“My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness”Author: Howard Jones Publisher: Oxford University PressPages: 504Price: $34.95 (Hardcover)There have…

“A Tiger Among Us: A Story of Valor in Vietnam’s A Shau Valley”Authors: Bennie Adkins and Katie Lamar Jackson; Foreword by Chuck HagelPublisher: Da Capo…

A woman in Hawaii is working to put a face with the name of every fallen serviceman on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and she is searching for photos…