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| Group Photo: San Diego, October 18, 2014 |
The men who broadcast radio and television to American forces during the Vietnam War, including technicians, administrators, announcers and newsmen. We broadcast the moon landings, civil upheaval and assassinations in America, plus the antiwar movement that would lead to the fall of Saigon. Our audience didn't miss a beat as rock and roll became a favorite music genre. We came from all branches of service and totaled more than 1,000 during the course of the war. We also introduced TV to South Vietnam and provided our host country with its own TV channel, for Vietnamese language broadcasts. The native Vietnamese husband and wife (near each other in first and second row) were our special guests; former "boat people" and now patriotic Americans, who lifted our spirits for the closing banquet.
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