Category: Vietnam War

A Personal History of PTSD

September 13, 2021
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Viet Nam vet Frank Romeo sits in the Sayville Public Library discussing his life and his documentary Walk with Frank.
Frank Romeo discussing his life and his documentary Walk with Frank.

Frank Romeo graduated from Bay Shore High School and enlisted in the US Army during the height of the Vietnam War. Despite fighting in the Tet Offensive and participating in […]

Joe Giannini and the Vietnam War

July 26, 2021
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Black and white photo of empty boots worn by a Marine in Viet Nam from a collection in the National Archives.
Vietnam...Combat boots worn out in service. Photograph 127-N-A373233; Combat Boots; 5/23/1970; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 - 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

We continue our conversation with Long Island historian Christopher Verga, discussing his oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans from Long Island. Today we feature excerpts from Chris’s interview with Joe […]