A Matter of Conscience: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War

Willa Seidenberg | Bill Short

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A Matter of Conscience is the story of the Vietnam War that the U.S. government and military don't want you to know.  Hosts Bill Short and Willa Seidenberg reveal a hidden history of the war born out of personal experience. As an Army infantry platoon sergeant, Bill was serving in heavy combat in South Vietnam in 1969 when he refused to keep fighting. He was imprisoned in South Vietnam by the U.S. Army and court-martialed twice.The podcast shares the stories of GIs who took individual and collective action while in uniform to oppose the war—including refusing to go...

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