Author and Television News Executive discusses COMBAT in Vietnam | Bill Lord

Bill Lord was a young draftee at the height of the Vietnam War. He served in Vietnam as an infantry sergeant carrying a radio in the U.S. Army's Charlie Company, 4th/47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division.

Later in his career he served as television news executive and general manager of WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. His book "50 Years After Vietnam" is available here: https://www.amazon.com/50-Years-After....

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Berlin
03:19 - Vietnam
19:01 - Helicopter crash
21:07 - Leaving Vietnam
26:58 - Media career
32:30 - Book