Aaron Flint, host of the Northern Broadcast Network’s, “Voices of Montana” radio show, (which always seems to have a healthy number of callers from the Flathead on), interviewed three Vietnam War veterans in the post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Talking Circle of the Flathead. These Native American vets – Wilbert Michel, Bernie Azure and Roger Shourds – went on the show today to talk about the trip they are taking to return to Vietnam. The Char-Koosta News has more:
Two of the veterans will be accompanied by their wives on this journey to heal their physical and mental wounds suffered during their service in the Vietnam War. They will journey to the exact locations they fought in. While in Vietnam they will stay with some of their former enemies and allies.
During the broadcast, a Kalispell-area Vietnam vet identifying himself as Mike, who took a similar trip a few years ago, called in to discuss it with the vets, and it sounds like a pretty fascinating discussion.
My apologies, but due to the way our Web site is set up, I’m not able to post the audio here, but here’s a link to the file on the “Voices of Montana” Web site.