John Baumhackl: Chemical Unit (2014)

overview : John Baumhackle recalls the early days of the Vietnam War when more and more troops were being sent into combat every month. In 1968 John's number came up and he was drafted into the conflict. Buying a camera at his company store before shipping off, he captured many battles while in a helicopter. John is near the front lines when President Nixon made the controversial decision to push into Cambodia. In John's view, this saved American lives.

Release Date : Jan 01, 2014

Runtime : 11m

Genre : War  Documentary  

Companies : El Dorado Films

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : vietnam war, cambodia, photography, veteran, draft, agent orange, u.s. army, chemical warfare