“Platoon,” “Apocalypse Now,” “The Deer Hunter” and “We
Were Soldiers” all portray scenes from the Vietnam War, but reading accounts
directly from the source is different.
Everyone has their own story. “The best way to honor Vietnam
veterans is to remember and share their stories of service, duty, and sacrifice,”
explains Sharlene Hawkes, president
of RMS Productions. “The hardbound book and online ebook, A Time to Honor: Stories of
Service, Duty, and Sacrifice, ensures that
the veterans of a controversial and painful war are appropriately honored.”
RMS Productions is capturing the
stories and photographs of Alabamians who served during the Vietnam War. “A
Time to Honor is a way to show the
breadth and depth of the Vietnam War—it is the collective story told through
individual experiences,” Hawkes said. The
book, with the personal accounts of Vietnam war veterans, is just one way to
honor and remember our veterans and to teach the future about the service and
sacrifice of those who served during the Vietnam War.
If you served in the war or have
a family member who served, please consider contributing to a digital
history of the war by logging onto http://www.vietnam50gift.com/Submit-Story. Submissions can be made by
in-theatre veterans, civilians who served, or family members. The
stories will be included in an interactive state-specific eBook which will
accompany the
hardbound book.