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Canned spaghetti, limited toilet paper, and lots of beans. Vets talk about Vietnam-era C-rations and food on the frontlines. 

Credits 

Producer/Director: Robert Przybylski 

Videographers: Marshall Fulmer, Matthew Murphy, Joe Yezak 
Audio: Matthew Hock, Matthew Murphy 
Editor: Robert Przybylski 

Music: Pat Cronley 
“Vietnam Voices” written and performed by: Barrie Dunsworth 

Narrator: Jeff Johnson 
Script Writer: Robert Przybylski 
Script Editor: Edward Gravlin 

Special Thanks to: Pete Barrera, Allan Bierlein, Michael Borror, John Brady, Dennis Budziszewski, Bethany Burkman, Richard Byrne, Theodore Crisp, Richard Francis, Michael Haight, Robert Hayhurst, Eric Ives, Lee Johnson, Jerry Kuchek, John Milne, Thao Nguyer Paris, Dennis Ortega, James Osterman, Lawrence Pyscher, John Raddatz, James Ramelis, Warren Smith, David Sommers, Larry Sova, Joanne Tanner, Joe Turner, John Upthegrove, Daniel Villaire, Marcia Voisine, Sandra Wilson, Phil Wise, Mari Zsigo 

Thanks: Ann Kucha-Murphy 

Archival Materials: Wisconsin Public Television Vietnam War Archives, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Archives – Washington DC, Archive.org, LIFE Magazine Archives, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) 

Engineering: Matthew Hock, Dave Nuechterlein 
Web & Social Media: Chas Eldridge 
Business Relations Manager: Gwen Serbus 
Station Manager: Thomas Bennett

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