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Apr 2022
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EP273: What Would My Life Be After Firef...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, James, a retired fire captain, shares his story of firefighting and the emotions that come along with it. Authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the remarkable story of the evacuation of Saigon in Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam. 

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00:00 - What Would My Life Be After Firefighting?

10:00 - Last Men Out of Vietnam

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