Summary: In October 1967, in a jungle in Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war might be unwinnable. Survivors of the Black Lions battalion recall the Vietnam War and reflect on what it was like to return home from battle to a nation divided. http://www.pbs.org/amex/twodays Voices: Ernie Buentiempo, Private, U.S. Army Tom Hinger, Medic, U.S. Army Joe Costello, Private, U.S. Army Mike Troyer, Private, U.S. Army Clark Welch, Commander of Delta Company, U.S. Army Mike Arias, Private, U.S. Army Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers.
