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- david gerstel
- Username: davidmilne
- Location: island pond, VT
- Joined PRX: Oct 03, 2006
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- "Program 1 ~ The Battle of the Airwaves"
- Summary: The first hour of the two-part series, Time to Lay It Down ~ The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War that explores the music created during the Vietnam War, which expressed the deep divisions in the U.S., and provided a life line for GIs in Vietnam, as well as a source of healing when they came home. Perfect accompaniment to the Ken Burns' 10-part series The Vietnam War broadcast starting September 17, 2017 and airing throughout fall 2017, as well for broadcast during Veterans and Memorial Days.
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fantastic
david gerstel
Posted on September 18, 2017 at 08:25 PM
25 or 30 years after the war, i was at our house in northern vermont. on a warm summer day, i heard the distinctive whap,whap,whap from the late 1960's. with my wife and kids in tow, i ran into the tree line. it was the vermont national guard, with a flight of huey's training. some things never leave you.