A Look Back: The making of "Good Morning Vietnam"

In 1987, Thailand was a favorite place for filming Vietnam War movies. Robin Williams took time out for this picture, on the set of "Good Morning Vietnam," on the outskirts of Bangkok. This link is to a wide ranging story I did for Asia Magazine, in which I interviewed a number of Hollywood stars during visits to two movie sets. http://nebula.wsimg.com/158a68782845730923243db87c1565b8?AccessKeyId=E883D7F0A92E197D224D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Drama, Deception and Truth; An Old Audio Recording

From my personal collection of sound clips; drama, deception and, finally, truth....all in a minute and 15 seconds. Listen to it all. (Certainly, no disrespect to my fellow Marines intended)
https://soundcloud.com/nawikiothin/khe-sanh

Veterans: Labotomies to Meditation

From radical brain surgery to drug therapy and meditation, Iowa veterans have done it all while coping with mental illness in the aftermath of war. Treatments have come a long way since lobotomies were performed on World War II vets in Knoxville, Iowa.

A special report on Iowa Public Radio; A shocking, yet hopeful, story on 70 years of treating veterans mental health issues. (Photo recreates a patient view moments before "ice pick" surgery.)

http://iowapublicradio.org/post/veterans-lobotomies-meditation

The Hard Knocks of Kimo Williams

A lot of things are associated with the battlefields of Vietnam. Music is rarely one of them. But the boonies of Vietnam are where Kimo Williams cut his musical molars. This Chicago resident is a son of Nam.  http://www.historynet.com/kimo-williams-are-you-experienced.htm This Kimo profile is my latest story for Vietnam Magazine.

Whatever happened to POW bracelets?

They were popular during the Vietnam War. A Florida man, who wore one of the metal bands as a teenager, recently connected the dots after more than 40 years. Learn what happened, in this exclusive story broadcast on Iowa Public Radio in 2013.

http://iowapublicradio.org/post/pow-bracelet-comes-full-circle

New Author Interview

Here is a link to a new author interview on the indie publishing site Smashwords.
https://www.smashwords.com/interview/lantern

Vietnam Era Scrapbook

The American Forces Vietnam Network website has added my Vietnam-era photos to the history page. The collection represents the earliest years of my broadcasting career, 1968-70. (This photo taken at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, NC) Many thanks to webmaster Jim White.
http://www.afvnvets.net/pho-sto---fredericksen.html