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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Inside KELOLAND: 1988 KELO trip to Vietnam
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — This edition of Inside KELOLAND is a look back at the KELOLAND News journey to Vietnam in 1988. Anchor Steve Hemmingsen, chief photographer Dexter Gronseth, and U.S. Sen. Larry Pressler traveled to Vietnam. This Inside KELOLAND shares video from that historic trip. The trip's trio also shared their memories of that journey. Viewers can watch the full episode of the 1988 special in the KELOLAND archives section of KELOLAND+. KELOLAND's coverage for the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war includes stories from those who lived it. Find those stories in our Vietnam page on our website. KELO TV will also broadcast a special titled Vietnam War: A Lost Generation at 7 p.m. Saturday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Vietnam War film ignites conversation among veterans
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It has been 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. To honor the soldiers who served there, this weekend, KELOLAND TV will air Nexstar's latest special, 'Vietnam War: A Lost Generation.' A group of Vietnam veterans got to watch an early screening of the film Wednesday afternoon at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls. Afterward, KELOLAND's Don Jorgensen hosted a panel discussion with four veterans who detailed what they faced while serving in the war. As a room full of Vietnam veterans and their loved ones watched the 45-minute special, memories of the war started flooding back. What's in South Dakota's settlement with the NCAA 'I look at this film, and some of the things came back really quick,' Vietnam veteran Gene Murphy said. They say it painted a good picture of what happened there. 'As they said in the film, everything we did wasn't necessarily shown back in the United States the way it really was. It was based on what the media wanted to show, so this was very much realistic of what we saw. They did a great job putting this film together,' Vietnam veteran David Rowe said. During the panel discussion following the film, Hawk Mayer got a little emotional while talking about the seven South Dakota Vietnam veterans who are still unaccounted for. Tommy Callies of Howard is one of the seven. 'Six years ago, when we had the wall here, his mother came down from Howard. She turned 90, and two years ago, she passed away, and all she said that day was, 'I want to know what happened to my son,'' Mayer said. There were also veterans who opened up about how difficult it is to process what they experienced during the war. 'Like everybody else, I never talked about it when I got home,' Rowe said. So it's important for them to find someone who knows exactly what they're going through. 'You find that if you want to talk about Vietnam, you have to find somebody that served there because anybody else doesn't have a clue of what you're talking about,' Rowe said. 'That keeps you going. It's the camaraderie,' Mayer said. Many Vietnam vets were not thanked for their service when they came home, but they're grateful for that attitude shift. 'When we travel the country, or even when I'm out and I go into the supermarket, I have people that will come up and tap me on the shoulder because of this hat and say, 'Thank you for your service,'' Mayer said. Along with Mayer, the four-person panel also included Gene Murphy, David Rowe and Bill McGinnis. The special they discussed on Wednesday will air this Saturday on KELO-TV at 7 p.m. You can also watch a special Inside KELOLAND, where we introduce you to local Vietnam veterans and show you KELOLAND's trip to Vietnam in 1988. It airs on Saturday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 10:30 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- General
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Vietnam veteran recalls his service
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — This year marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam many who fought in Vietnam, their years since the fall of Saigon have been spent coping with physical and emotional scars. This week, Nexstar Stations all across the country, including KELOLAND TV, are highlighting Vietnam veterans. KELOLAND News sat down with a Vietnam Veteran who was involved in almost 200 firefights, which earned him the Bronze Star. 'I don't know what most people would say about their experiences in a war zone, mine were horrible and I was scared to death the entire time I was there,' former Augustana professor Adrien Hannus said. Lake Mitchell to be drained after this summer Adrien Hannus, who is a former professor at Augustana University, was deployed to Vietnam in 1967 as an army intelligence officer. Hannus recalls his assignment working for the CIA to infiltrate camps and compile information on Viet Congs, also known as the National Liberation Front. 'We went out on about 225-30 operations, I can't even remember but 197 of them I do remember, because we had fire fights,' Hannus said. Hannus says his job, although terrifying, was simple; create a dossier of names of Viet Congs and kill them. 'So that was my role was to try to assassinate these people who were in these areas with Viet Cong,' Hannus said. It earned him the Bronze Star. In 2020, Hannus decided to write a book about his service titled 'AVC Water Buffalo: Vignettes from Vietnam.' He says writing about his experiences and talking about them has helped him heal. He says he feels extremely fortunate to have made it back alive. 'I was counting the minutes down to the seconds before it all ended, it was really dicey,' Hannus said. Hannus served two years in the military and retired as a part of honoring Vietnam veterans, KELOLAND's Don Jorgensen will be hosting a panel discussion with veterans this Wednesday at 3 pm at the Military Heritage Alliance. Then this Saturday night at 7 pm, KELO TV is going to be airing a special titled Vietnam War: A Lost Generation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
