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WSIU InFocus: Reflecting The Costs of Vietnam War Fifty Years Later

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Amelia Blakely
Published May 27, 2019 at 8:58 AM CDT

WSIU's Amelia Blakely tells the story of southern Illinois veteran Jerry Penrod's time in the Vietnam War and his reflections fifty years after his tour. 
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