Bob Dylan - W. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jean-Marie Crocker, Carol Crocker speaking of the young "Mogie" Crocker, who will enlist in the army in 1965.
United States Marine Band - Liberty for All
Phillip Brady USMC sent to Vietnam in November 1964 as an advisor.
Phillip Brady USMC and Tran Ngoc Toan on advising Vietnamese troops.
Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marching Anymore
Anti-war teach-in movement at American universities, spring 1965.
Johnny Wright - Full Metal Jacket (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
March 1965, LBJ puts the first American ground troops into Vietnam.
Le Minh Khue, 16 year old witness to U.S. bombing in North Vietnam, volunteers for "youth shock brigades." Carries a Hemingway novel with her.
The Rolling Stones - The Darjeeling Limited
Success of Viet Cong and NVA against ARVN. Material support from USSR. 320,000 Chinese support troops behind lines.
The Rolling Stones - Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
Success of Viet Cong and NVA against ARVN. Material support from USSR. 320,000 Chinese support troops behind lines.
In letter, Mogie Crocker expresses U.S. troops unhappiness with anti-war protesters.
Barry McGuire - The Vietnam War (The Soundtrack)
Ia Drang Valley effect on U.S. war policy. Westmoreland requests – and gets – 200,000 more troops.
Burl Ives - Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Crocker family records Christmas greetings to send to Mogie Crocker.
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