The Veterans of the Vietnam War Resistance - Pt. II: Film

In reference to my previous post, I will post video segments of film documentaries based upon the events of VVAW and various Vietnam War resistance.

This is in regard to the event titled Winter Soldier Investigation, as I touched upon in the post just prior. The documentary was filmed on 16mm, and goes by the same name as the event. The documentary describes the events which took place in Detroit, Michigan, from January 31st to February 2nd, 1971. The film documents the accounts of United States soldiers returned from Vietnam, and participated in the war crimes hearing. (Here is the Wikipedia article on the documentary: Winter Soldier (Documentary)

The trailer for the documentary is hosted on the web. Here is the video I found of Winter Soldier, from 1972:




In addition, the film titled The Quiet Mutiny, by journalist John Pilger, was filmed throughout Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and highlights "disillusioned" soldiers' accounts and perspectives on the trials of the war. It was compiled and produced in 1970-71.
It is hosted in 3, ten-minute segments on the web. Below are those 3 segments.

The Quiet Mutiny:

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Part 2 -



Part 3 -





If the resistance to war harbors any importance to you, if the truth of what the U.S. Military does, and the accuracy of its war crimes interests you in the slightest, these films are exceptionally significant. While many films resisting and protesting the Vietnam War were censored or removed from public reach, they are here in essence. They are not to be neglected.


Michael