The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version)
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
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The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version)
Episode 30 | 1h 51m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
While the Watergate scandal rivets Americans’ attention and forces President Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the south, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos and collapses. For the next 40 years, Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for healing and reconciliation.
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The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version)
Episode 30 | 1h 51m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
While the Watergate scandal rivets Americans’ attention and forces President Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the south, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos and collapses. For the next 40 years, Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for healing and reconciliation.
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