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Entertaining Vietnam

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Entertaining Vietnam. A really terrific documentary. I see lots of documentaries and this is as good as most and better than most. And, it is such a compelling subject, things/issues I never thought about. There are stories within the video that are adventures themselves. For instance, I felt really bad about one of the entertainers who was killed by friendly fire. You must watch the interview to "get it." The interview of one of the band members who witnessed the event, was mesmerising. Basically, a soldier who had gone "over the top" and, meant to kill another soldier, missed and killed the entertainer. What a story! Sad.

This documentary deserves wide coverage. Vietnam vets will love it. I personally would buy it just for the music. So much more, however. It should have a wide audience. Also, I felt badly that the entertainers did not get more support from the military. This is awful. Apparently the entertainers don't feel this way but I do. Some commander should have been making sure these valuable military assets were protected, transported and anything else needed. We let them down. It is obvious to me that the entertainers' commitment to the troops in bringing them a portion of home deserves recognition. And, this documentary gives well deserved and long overdue recognition to them. For this, I say, HooAhhhhhhhh!!

I love the way the film maker has put the video together, right to the point of the running credits. A great job. And, thanks more than I can possibly convey for bringing a portion of home to the Vietnam warrior and also for putting together this wonderful documentary.

We are now in a war that is Vietnam revisited. It is Iraqnam. Caring Americans need to see Entertaining Vietnam to understand the psyche of how history repeats itself. In addition to personal viewing, Entertaining Vietnam would make a great addition to a college course and I'm personally buying an additional copy for a college Prof. friend. I hope others will do the same.

This is a slice of history never before explored. We've all heard about the USO, but not about the countless young women and men who entertained the troops in Vietnam independently. Great investigative work with several major scoops, and on top of it all, it's entertaining!

I was surprised by this film. Really moves along and is gripping in parts. Its a look at the war that I've never seen before. Forget Bob Hope, these guys really saw some action in the war!

As an Australian entertainer who went to Vietnam to entertain the US troops, this film depicted the way it was for those of us who spent months and sometimes years,in Vietnam.

a truly terrific documentary done with a bleeding heart, highlighting a sideshow of the Viet Nam war and bringing true gems of home movies as well as filmed records of shows

I was with the USO the summer of 1967 in Japan, Korea, Iwo Jima, Taiwan, Okinawa, Guam, and the Philipines as a college student. Watching this film left me stunned. I had forgotten what an impact that tour had made on my life. This film brought it all home. Here I am, in my 60's, looking at the interviews of the performers and flash backs to their shows. The soldiers, the faces, the heat, the costumes, the rivers, the planes, the danger, the longings, the tireless showmanship, the energy, the sadness....Thank you Mara Wallis for preserving this piece of American history.