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The Final Months of the Draw Down in Vietnam

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The Vietnam War was long and painful, especially for those left in Vietnam long after the war was over. In this hour of "All Sides," we'll talk about those final months of the draw down in Vietnam.

Guests:

  • William Shkurti (Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, John Glenn Institute of Public Affairs and author, "Soldering on in a Dying War: The True Story of the Firebase Pace Indicidents and the Vietnam Drawdown")
  • Paul Marling (Retired army medic. He was a medic with Delta Company, 1st battalion, 12th Cavalry unit at Firebase Pace.  After Vietnam, he earned degrees in nursing and health care administration and retired in 2005.  He returned to Vietnam in 2006)
  • Paul Cibolski (Retired First Sergeant. He was a Section Chief of Charlie  Battery, 2nd battalion,  32nd Artillery regiment at Pace.  He stayed in the army and retired in 1986 as a First Sergeant)

Books:

Soldiering on in a Dying War: The True Story of the Firebase Pace Incidents and the Vietnam Drawdown: Bill Shkurti

Bill Shkurti Book Signing

Join us in welcoming local author Bill Shkurti to Barnes & Noble Lennox! He will be signing and discussing his book "Soldiering On in a Dying War: The True Story of the Firebase Pace Incidents and the Vietnam Drawdown." The event will take place on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 7:30 p.m at Barnes & Noble in Lennox Town Center. For more information, check out the event here.