Vietnam War Veteran Reflects On Obama’s Trip To Vietnam

By Worldview
Troops of the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade run from a helicopter landing zone northwest of Bien Hoa, May 20, 1965. The paratroopers encountered sniper fire, but no direct contact with Communist guerrillas.
Troops of the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade run from a helicopter landing zone northwest of Bien Hoa, May 20, 1965. Horst Faas / AP Photo
Troops of the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade run from a helicopter landing zone northwest of Bien Hoa, May 20, 1965. The paratroopers encountered sniper fire, but no direct contact with Communist guerrillas.
Troops of the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade run from a helicopter landing zone northwest of Bien Hoa, May 20, 1965. Horst Faas / AP Photo

Vietnam War Veteran Reflects On Obama’s Trip To Vietnam

By Worldview
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When Brian Willson was drafted into the Vietnam War, he headed overseas in favor of the war. But when he saw villages being destroyed and people being killed, he changed his views and began to voice his concerns to his superiors. 

He’s been an active anti-war campaigner ever since and recently returned to Vietnam to visit some of the sites where he fought in battle. He joins us to talk about Obama’s trip to Vietnam and the shift in relations between the two countries.