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PREVIEW: From a much longer conversation with author George Black re his book, THE LONG RECOKONING, that introduces the war veterans and colleagues who have endavored for decades to right the wrong of Agent Orange: this excerpt introduces the Marine veter

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

PREVIEW: From a much longer conversation with author George Black re his book, THE LONG RECOKONING, that introduces the war veterans and colleagues who have endavored for decades to right the wrong of Agent Orange: this excerpt introduces the Marine veteran, Manus Campbell.

The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by George Black (Author)

1968 People's Lberation Armed Forces Special Forces are sworn in before the General Uprising - the Tet Offensive

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This is John Batcheler and this is a piece of a much longer conversation I have with George Black, the author of the new book The Long Reckoning.

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This is a story of Vietnam. Many years later, a story of war, peace, and redemption in Vietnam. Many years later a story of war, peace, and redemption in Vietnam is a

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subtitle. This detail here is about one of our two protagonists, Manis

1:21.2

Campbell, who has returned to Vietnam to do what he can the people damaged

1:26.2

by Agent Orange and other depredations of that long war.

1:31.4

Introducing Manis Campbell is a recognizable young man in the 1960s who winds up in the

1:37.8

Marine Corps volunteers and in Vietnam and in the roughest part of Vietnam, my core. Here's George Black, the long

1:47.0

reckoning. They were just following orders. I think Manus knew about as much about Vietnam as most 19 year olds and it's important to stress that age.

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