A Private Peace

DateNovember 4 1985

Can DescriptionsMaster Specials: Private Peace Vietnam X3842

AbstractTitle: “A Private Peace, with Mike Barnicle”. Mike Barnicle travels to Vietnam with three Vietnam War veterans, John M. Hurley Jr., Thomas J. Vallely, and Ernest “Ernie” Washington. They reflect on their experiences and the loss of fellow soldier William Walter “Sunny” Davis Jr. Barnicle interviews the US veterans, the Davis Family, Vietnamese civilians, soldiers, and veterans. Includes footage of combat during the Vietnam War. Locations include Ho Chi Minh City, Huế, Hanoi, the Hien Luong Bridge on the Bến Hải River, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC.

OtherCredits: Producers: Mike Barnicle, Lisa Schmid; Written By: Mike Barnicle; Editor: Jeff Brawer; Videographer: Bill Hartigan; Sound Recordist: James Fripp; Associate Producer: Judith Yonkers-Quain; Field Producers: James Fripp, Bill Hartigan; Unit Manager: Gerri Powers; Post Production: Douglas DeVitt, George Ellard, Susan Krieger; Floor Director: Scott Philbrick; Graphics: Jeff Boortz; Interns: Barbara Clemmons, Donna Masek; Music: “My Hometown” Performed By Bruce Springsteen; Special Thanks: Pan American Airlines, Swiss Air, Jackie Scanlon, Marc Drazin, ABC Washington, Nguyen Co Thach Foreign Minister Viet Nam; Le Mai Deputy Foreign Minister; Nguyen Can/Deputy Chief Foreign Minister of N. American Affairs; Tran Trong Khanh Viet Nam United Nations Mission New York; Duong Minh Deputy Director Foreign Press Center Hanoi; Nguyen Quang Di Interpreter; Thang N. Bui Translator; Lt. Col. Daniel E. Bauer Public Affairs U.S. Dept. of Defense Norton Air Force Base Film Depository; WGBH-TV; David Greenway Boston Globe; Mike Barnicle’s Column Appears in the Boston Globe; Program Manager: Joy McGugan; Executive Producer: Judith Stoia; Vice President Programming and Public Affairs: Paul La Camera