Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2017-09-01

Duration: 00:07:41

Subjects: Military | Veterans | Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Contributors:

• Moreau, Andre Host
• Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
• Woods, Virnado Photographer
• Delphin, Walter Interviewee

This segment from the September 1, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features producer Dorothy Kendrick’s interview with Walter Delphin, a Vietnam veteran from Shreveport and the author of “Boots in the Grass.” He discusses: his combat experiences in Vietnam; the racism he encountered in the military; being hit in the face with a container of urine at the airport when he returned home from the war; and the importance of veterans writing about their experiences in order to overcome the scars of war. This story is a part of “The Vietnam War: Louisiana Remembers” series. Host: Andre Moreau