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Released
1987 · FILM

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Addressed to the heart of America.

Directed by
Runtime
84 min
DocumentaryWar

Synopsis

This documentary presents real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. The letters are accompanied by archive footage of the war and related news coverage, enhancing the first-person narrative provided by the men and women who served. Some of these individuals did not survive the conflict.

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Principal cast & crew: 21

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Stephen SteptShot by Michael ChinScored by Todd Boekelheide

Also known as

  • Dear America – Briefe aus Vietnamde
  • Dear America : Lettres du Viêt Namfr
  • Dear America - Lettere dal Vietnamit

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