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A Disrespectful Loyalty (Explicit Language Version)

Season 1 Episode 29 | 1hr 53m 05s

South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own in Laos suffer a terrible defeat. Massive U.S. airpower makes the difference in halting an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. After being re-elected in a landslide, Nixon announces Hanoi has agreed to a peace deal. American prisoners of war will finally come home – to a bitterly divided country.

Aired: 09/26/17 | Expires: 12/05/17
Funding for The Vietnam War is provided by Bank of America; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; David H. Koch; The Blavatnik Family Foundation; Park Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; National Endowment for the Humanities; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Ford Foundation Just Films; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; and Members of The Better Angels Society: Jonathan & Jeannie Lavine, Diane & Hal Brierley, Amy & David Abrams, John & Catherine Debs, Fullerton Family Charitable Fund, The Montrone Family, Lynda & Stewart Resnick, The Golkin Family Foundation, The Lynch Foundation, The Roger & Rosemary Enrico Foundation, Richard S. & Donna L. Strong Foundation, Bonnie & Tom McCloskey, Barbara K. & Cyrus B. Sweet III, The Lavender Butterfly Fund
Extras
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive.
A soldier describes the enormous high and enormous costs of combat.
A mother wonders how she'll be informed if her son is injured in combat.
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Powerful, personal and inspiring stories related to The Vietnam War.
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross discuss composing the film's score.
Two of the film’s participants discuss working with the filmmakers.
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Watch an official trailer for The Vietnam War.
Watch an official trailer for The Vietnam War.