Plot

VIETNAM VOICES: Mid-Michigan Remembers the Vietnam War brings together thirty-two "local voices" to tell their stories and reflect back on the volatile Vietnam War era. Among those interviewed for the documentary includes: twenty-one Vietnam War Veterans plus anti-war protesters, family members, high school and college students who were eligible for the military draft and two Vietnamese immigrants who came to the United States following the conclusion the war,and others. "Vietnam Voices" gives these "local voices" the opportunity to tell their personal stories and reflect back on this controversial time in American history. In addition to hearing from the veterans about their war experiences, the documentary also covers the anti-war movement, the impact of television news coverage of the war, Agent Orange, PTSD, the Vietnam War Memorial and other topics discussed by those who were there. VIETNAM VOICES: Mid-Michigan Remembers the Vietnam War" also explores the very personal stories of the war from a POW from Bay City, a Midland brother and sister whose twenty-one year old brother was killed in action in Vietnam and a Flint woman who lost her brother when she was six years old. Other stories include a young Vietnamese orphan who, at age two, came to the United States as part of "Operation Baby Lift", plus others who share their stories and points of view about the Vietnam War.