Brothers in War

I'm glad that I happened to stumble across this program this week, I was able to catch the last hour or so and thank God I was able to DVR the entire program and watch it from start to finish. What I liked best of the film was the interviews with the surviving members of the platoon, the way they told their stories made you feel like you were with them in the battle field. How these heroes made it out alive after spending 18 months in Vietnam is beyond me. The 2 hour film kept me on the edge of my seat and I really look forward to more episodes. I also want to say Thanks to the men who fought this war and wish Americans would not take their freedom for granted. So the next time you see a Vet, tell them how much you appreciate what they went through because they deserve it.

Quite a lot of my personal interview for the Book "Boys of 67" and subsequently "Brothers in War had to be edited and dropped because I cried through most of it,(the interview).I am a real man grandfather and husband, I cry about nothing, but the emotional wounds of that war Vietnam are still fresh inside me 47 years later, Lou Reda productions really captured the essence of what the author Andrew Weist wanted to convey and it really hits at the gut of what Charlie Company's war in Vietnam was all about, not pretty but the whole ugly truth. As John Young a Squad leader so well stated at the end of the special, what ever your views are on the war don't judge me if you weren't there. We are proud to have severed our country and we honor our fallen brothers and sister in war.

John H Bradfield Jr. 3rd Platoon C/Co 4th/47th Inf 9th Infantry Div (pointman).

As a member of Charlie Company and one of "The Boy's of '67", watching this documentary with my beautiful at my side was one of the most emotional experiences I've had since serving in Vietnam. Lou Reda Productions, with Scott Reda and Liz Reph's outstanding creativity, went above and beyond the call of duty to illustrate the God awful conditions that we young troopers dealt with in an extraordinarily nasty terrain and climate. If the Viet Cong didn't get you, surely the extreme heat, mud, leeches, snakes, rice paddies, jungle, and swamps would. Scott and Liz, with their excellent staff, pulled together a collection of Charlie Company home videos and archival footage that tells a powerful story of combat and our unbelievable return home to harsh treatment by ungrateful Americans.

This exceptional documentary rattled me to my bones.

This is a stunning and highly moving personal account of the lives of this one unit, one unit out of many, in the Vietnam War, told in such personal and gripping detail. One of the best high quality pieces I have seen on the accounts of young brave men, serving their country at a time when not only the war challenged their lives, but did the political and social climate facing them upon their return home, shameful as we now look back on it. The film brought truth and honor to the men who's lives were taken, and respect and admiration to those men, lucky enough to survive such odds, who lived to tell this story. The quality and content of this piece made watching it gripping, revealing, powerful and historic. It was my honor to see these men tell it and my recommendation for everyone to take the time to learn and respect what they sacrificed for our great nation.

Wow, this was amazing. What a wake-up call for all of us. I am buying the DVD for all five of my adult children and their families for Christmas. Be prepared it's real and does not leave anything to the imagination. Thank you for telling the world what it should have known years ago. I am just sorry that our troops were treated the way they were when they came home. I wanted to jump through the screen and yell and scream at the protesters......idiots. Just how do you think you get to have "Peace, Love, and Surf Naked".....May God Bless our troops and may we all remember those that gave their lives for our freedom. I visited the wall in D.C. and it was the most emotional experience of my life.....everyone should visit the "Wall".