Brothers in Arms / First Run Features.

[Place of publication not identified] : First Run Features, [2004]

New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.

©2004

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In the early months of 1969, six men met on a swift boat on the Mekong Delta during some of the worst fighting of the Vietnam War. Five of the men were crewmates - Tommy, Mike, Gene, David, Del - and the came from across America, from Boston to Northern California to Iowa. Their commander happened to be a young Yale graduate named John Kerry. The six men would endure the horrors of Vietnam together. They would remain friends for the next 35 years. Brothers in Arms tells the story of their unique relationship. The documentary focuses on their experiences in Vietnam, but it also recounts what happened to them after the war and delves into the way each man has dealt with the experience of fighting in, as David puts it, "a war I discovered we didn't intend to win." Interviews, photographs and archival footage of the war are woven together to create a powerful and emotional film.

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May 20, 2019

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War in Vietnam (3:47); Swift Boat Crew (6:14); Arriving in Vietnam (6:16); Action in the Rivers (4:45); Life on the Boat (5:12); Stopping a Rocket Attack (2:33); Fighting the Viet Cong (5:33); Crew Splits Up (2:17); Anti-War Protests (7:15); Readjusting to Civilian Life (8:24); Defending John Kerry's Reputation (3:48); Mental Health of Vietnam Veterans (3:55); Kerry's Presidential Campaign (6:04); Credits: Brothers in Arms (1:12);

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