Description: Reporter's journal on life in Vietnam 15 years after the US left. People bicycling in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Water buffalo. Elderly man practicing tai chi. Rice paddy. River in Mekong Delta with brown water and shabby boats. Destitute families sleeping in street in Saigon. Historical novelist Anthony Gray. Comment from Vietnamese man about new freedom of expression in press and government. Comments on the forgiving attitude toward Americans; they see the war as history and move forward without animosity. Faces of smiling children en masse. Amerasian children. Market with bins of beans and bananas. Da Nang Hospital exterior and primitive ward; doctor tells of dire lack of medical equipment and antibiotics.
Description: Excerpt from documentary "Vietnam Present Tense" on the state of the country 15 years after the U.S. left and the attitude toward Americans and the war. 1 of 2.
Description: In debate, George Bush mentioned Michael Dukakis' antiwar stand, referring to Shea Amendment introduced in 1970 state legislature, calling for exemption of Mass. residents from service in undeclared Vietnam war. Sens. Jack Backman, David Locke.
Description: People visit mobile replica of Vietnam war memorial wall in Beverly. Close-ups of inscribed names of veterans. Large flag being unfurled. Beverly mayor Jack Monahan.
Description: Four Vietnam veterans read their poetry on experiences and impressions of war. Award-winning photograph of young girl running down road after napalm attack on village.