Everybody's Special (Vietnamese Subtitles)
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive.
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Everybody's Special (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive.
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War.
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Everybody's Special (Vietnamese Subtitles)
Clip: Season 1 | 1m 2s
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War.
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