John McAuliff, managing director of the New York-based Conciliation and Development Foundation, could not hold back tears. He cried and thanked director Dang Nhat Minh for “a movie about war that doesn’t have hatred, only love, the dream of peace and the brotherhood of soldiers..

The full show at the Cantor Film Center of New York University.

From the left: Director Dang Nhat Minh, Fred Whitehurst, Michael Jarmus (as old Fred) and Matt Korsch (as young Fred) talked with the audience.

Many people patiently raised their hand to ask questions of the film crew

American veterans at the show. Bill Suhhlan, who worked as an interpreter during the Vietnam War: “Watching this movie, memories of the Vietnam War returned to my mind. This is a true story, a true diary that anyone who has experienced the war can understand the losses and sacrifices.”

After the show, the audience surrounded Fred Whitehurst (first from the left) for photos and autographs.