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My Number was Up

Season 2017 Episode 6 | 2m 07s

Air Force Veteran, Rex J. Close, was drafted by the U.S. Government to serve in the Vietnam War after he left college at Kent State University. Close shares his “eye opening” experiences about his assignment to Mortuary Affairs during the conflict. Vietnam Echoes is produced by Alaska Public Media on the occasion of The Vietnam War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

Aired: 11/29/17
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