Synopsis

The young men who bore the brunt of the fighting in Vietnam were often those with the fewest advantages: poor, uneducated, and Black. They faced not only the enemy but also the pervasive discrimination of their own society, and suffered disproportionately high casualties. These veterans recount a dual struggle – against the forces of war and against the insidious weight of prejudice. Wallace Terry, author of "Bloods," a national bestseller that inspired this film, speaks with these veterans, exp