@americanexperiencepbs: Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968, Tim O'Brien arrived in Vietnam nearly one year after the massacre at My Lai — and witnessed the ongoing impact of the attack on Vietnamese civilians. #TimOBrien #VietnamWar #MyLai #History #LearnOnTikTok
I had to read this guy’s book in an HS English class and it’s what made me realize how awful the Vietnam war actually was.
2026-05-11 23:07:37
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Black Coffee :
If you watch the movie The Patriot it’s basically the Vietnam War except America is the redcoats and Colonel Tavington and the Vietnamese are the colonials. Same again with the Afghanistan war and the Iraq war.
2026-05-12 18:55:12
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Rick Merriam :
Please explain this to BB
2026-05-12 20:45:51
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bigswede777 :
And it is amazing that you can be an American and go to Vietnam now and everybody is so kind and welcoming
2026-05-12 22:53:17
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Johnny Graves ☭ :
America isn't "The good guys"
2026-05-11 23:18:58
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bennava55 :
War crimes!
2026-05-11 23:21:32
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Memories Matter :
The Things They Carried is one of the most important books I ever read. It’s incredible for its powerful descriptions of the V conflict but also the nature of human autobiographical memory.
2026-05-11 23:54:52
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wright24822 :
simply being sent there was a war crime. we had no business being there.
2026-05-12 19:22:35
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44hrhr9d96wveb :
America still hasn't learned this lesson
2026-05-12 22:21:50
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American Experience | PBS :
Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel — and stream MY LAI in the PBS app.
2026-05-11 21:54:12
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mbraxt :
great book...
2026-05-11 23:40:49
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𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 :
My papa won’t talk about it.
2026-05-14 19:19:08
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Tilden Katz :
The Things They Carried was a cornerstone experience for me and ultimately helped pull me out of the conservative void as a teenager
2026-05-12 19:26:27
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Vietnam Conflict :
interviews like this really change the way you see history
2026-05-12 15:00:26
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PJ :
"by accident"
2026-05-23 19:16:18
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Paris Labeja :
Thank you for sharing. It' so important we don't forget.
2026-05-12 14:22:47
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Mary :
This is how WAR IS ! NO ONE WINS IN WAR 😢
2026-05-15 11:42:18
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Sam :
No better said
2026-05-11 23:53:38
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memeshalam8008 :
Thank you
2026-05-12 22:26:21
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Sultan of Dearborn🍉 :
A Bright Shining Lie
2026-05-12 19:54:59
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Joseph :
For generations after world wide.
2026-05-12 09:51:32
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lenalouise50 :
Lives stopped
2026-05-13 02:39:22
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thisismyburner :
Avatar The way of water reminds me of this documentary
2026-05-21 07:06:07
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chrissyb8687 :
I feel like we’ve completely forgotten this part of twentieth century history. We’re lucky to have these first person accounts on @PBS
2026-05-11 22:31:32
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Prosodist :
💔
2026-05-12 17:40:29
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