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Article: Vietnam veterans find their voices in documentary film: Md. men relate Vietnam War experiences in documentary to be screened tonight in Harford.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- September 12, 2007
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Byline: Mary Gail Hare
Sep. 12--In the 40 years since he fought in the jungles of Vietnam, Charlie Harris has kept his wartime experiences to himself.
There are reminders -- the occasional nightmare, the medals stored in a closet and the mark on his right shoulder left by the machine gun he carried for months.
"It wore the skin right off my shoulder," he said.
But recently, the 59-year-old Edgewood resident has begun to talk openly of the danger, fear and wounds that marked his yearlong tour as an Army Ranger. What turned the tide for Harris was appearing in a documentary film featuring Vietnam veterans recounting their tales.
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