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Vets' Healing Journeys To Vietnam (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00/54:00]

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Hour Long Specials
Length: 59:00

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Two United States Vietnam Veterans talk about their journeys back to Vietnam to meet their former enemies and try to heal themselves of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Also conversation with the psychologists who organize the trips. Read the full description.

Vets_celebrating_small On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, stories about former enemies in war, reconciling between each other to achieve peace within themselves and, they hope, delivering a message about the futility of war.  We talk with Dr. Edward Tick first, psychologist and author of book "War and the Soul" and founder of Soldier's Heart, an organization that promotes innovative approaches to healing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -among them sponsoring trips for US citizens, veterans and non-vets, back to Vietnam where the US was involved in bloody war for over a decade in the 1960's and early 70's. We also hear from 2 American soldiers, Al Plapp and Tommy Laughlin, who made such a trip back to Vietnam. Carol Boss hosts.

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Piece Description

On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, stories about former enemies in war, reconciling between each other to achieve peace within themselves and, they hope, delivering a message about the futility of war.  We talk with Dr. Edward Tick first, psychologist and author of book "War and the Soul" and founder of Soldier's Heart, an organization that promotes innovative approaches to healing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -among them sponsoring trips for US citizens, veterans and non-vets, back to Vietnam where the US was involved in bloody war for over a decade in the 1960's and early 70's. We also hear from 2 American soldiers, Al Plapp and Tommy Laughlin, who made such a trip back to Vietnam. Carol Boss hosts.

Timing and Cues

59:00 Version Version

59:00 Version

00:00:00 - 00:00:59 - Opening Billboard

00:01:00 - 00:19:40 - Segment A (ends with :59 music bed for local anncts.)

00:19:41 - 00:41:04 - Segment B (ends with :59 music bed for local anncts.)

00:41:05 - 00:59:00 - Segment C

54:00 Version Version

54:00 Version

00:00:00 - 00:00:59 - Opening Billboard

00:01:00 - 00:05:59 - Your Newscast

00:06:00 - 00:24:40 - Segment A (ends with :59 music bed for local anncts.)

00:24:41 - 00:45:49 - Segment B (ends with :59 music bed for local anncts.)

00:45:50 - 00:59:00 - Segment C

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