officers like ron christmas and mike downs, jim cooligan who was a marine captain.hese were college-educated men who were serving out of idealistic commitment. either that, or a sense of professionalism. some of them intended to be career officers. for them, the war was a place to test their skills and prove themselves. they were every bit of idealistic -- this is one of the things i learned in reporting the story. members of my generation who marched in the streets against the war. my generation turned on like a dime. up until 1967, or 1968, most people were loyal to the war effort who believed the government and that it was very important. after -- right around the ted offense, that shifted dramatically. a lot of young men who volunteered to fight in vietnam, out of idealism and patriotism, to come home to a country that regarded the war as immoral and a failed cause, you know, it was a bitter pill o swallow. i think these men were betrayed not just by our leaders, but by their fellow countrymen. host: joseph campbell, who is a professor at at a university, he had

and -- jim kulig cooligan, who was a marine called to a special unit the black panthers. was one of the real heroes from the american side and was involved from the beginning until the end. i am certain he will be a character in the story. can nameetham, i others. host: i want to end this. i want to thank you for coming, but i want to and get by reminding the audience that january 31, 1968, the hue battle. here is lyndon johnson, march 31, that same year, two years later, 1968. this will be our closer. son and thecan americansaway, with future under challenge right here at home. with our hopes and the world's hopes for peace in the balance .very day i do not believe i should devote an hour of my time to any personal partisan causes, or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office. the presidency of your country. , i shall not suit, and i will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] or to