Vietnam War Experience

The story of Noble Sissle Jr., a production company owner, community development expert, and veteran. Combining archival footage with interviews and family portraits, the film explores Sissle Jr. life to include carrying on the legacy of his father, Noble Sissle, the famous WWI Harlem Hell Fighter and leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Includes original music and footage of Noble Sissle.

The story of Vietnam War veteran Tim Kochis, who earned a Purple Heart after being wounded in action. Kochis is a world-renowned wealth manager living in San Francisco, California. In this film he tells us how to remain calm during dire circumstances, to be careful what you wish for, and why he is grateful to the Veterans Administration in supporting his educational goals after Vietnam.

In 1968 John John Baumhackle's number came up and he was drafted into the conflict. Buying a camera at his company store before shipping off, he capturesd many of the battles of the war while flying high in a helicopter. John is near the front lines when, in 1969, President Richard Nixon made the controversial decision to push into Cambodia. In John's view, this saved American lives.

Jack "Fingers" Ensch served in the Navy for 30 years. Recounting his experience of getting shot down and held as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, Jack explains how he was able to move forward from the experience and enjoy a full life.

Raymond Carlson remembers his older brother, a medic killed in action in the Vietnam War when Raymond was only seven years old. The impact of that loss lingers today over fifty years later.

Jack Lyon used his experience as a Vietnam Veteran to help found the Veterans Village of San Diego. With a mission of offering peer support and spiritual guidance, Jack immerses himself in a life of helping young U.S. veterans.

Pilots of Vietnam: The story of a gathering of American and Vietnamese fighter pilots almost fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Veterans talk of their mutual respect as pilots despite their training, aerial combat encounters, getting shot down, and how they came to be friends.