New Mexico & The Vietnam War: Portrait of a Generation
After 50 years, New Mexico Vietnam veterans share poignant experiences and reflections on the war.
JANE CARSON“And a lot of times I was the last person they would see alive, and so that’s why I wanted to be there for them and let them know that I was there with them and they weren’t dying alone.”
TOM BACA
JAKE LOPEZ“Fifty years or close to that. It’s still like it happened yesterday. It doesn’t go away.”
DON LOFTIS
DOTTY BEATTY“Some people find their god in war. It didn’t happen for me, I lost mine.”
JANE CARSON“And a lot of times I was the last person they would see alive, and so that’s why I wanted to be there for them and let them know that I was there with them and they weren’t dying alone.”
TOM BACA
JAKE LOPEZ“Fifty years or close to that. It’s still like it happened yesterday. It doesn’t go away.”
DON LOFTIS
DOTTY BEATTY“Some people find their god in war. It didn’t happen for me, I lost mine.”