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The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

The Vietnam War Series 1
Episode 10 of 10

Series telling the story of the Vietnam War. While Watergate forces Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another.

While the Watergate scandal rivets Americans' attention and forces President Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos and collapses. For the next 40 years, Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for healing and reconciliation.

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Music Played

  • David Cieri

    The Wounded Soldier

  • Led Zeppelin

    Kashmir

  • Tanya Markova

    Grand Finals Destination

  • Nine Inch Nails

    13 Ghosts II

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    All Along The Watchtower

  • Nine Inch Nails

    The Wretched

  • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

    Pieces Form the Whole

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

  • The Beatles

    Let It Be

Credits

Director Ken Burns
Director Lynn Novick
Writer Geoffrey C Ward
Producer Sarah Botstein
Producer Ken Burns
Producer Lynn Novick

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