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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

U.S. troops watch over a body.Photo: The Vietnam War via PBS, © The Vietnam Film Project LLC

History, heartbreaking art merge in Ken Burns’ ‘Vietnam War’ series

BY ERIC MINKPublished September 13, 2017

I have seen and heard all 1,080 minutes of “The Vietnam War” at least once. Scattered among those 18 hours are minutes I’ve screened as many as 10 times, some for professional reasons, most for personal ones.Even so, I will watch “The Vietnam...

Eric Berla stands with the medevac helicopter he flew during the Vietnam War — now transformed into a artistic display. The helicopter is on display through Sunday at the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum downtown. Photo: Kristi Foster

Medevac helicopter aims to help veterans heal

By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 5, 2016

Thanks to Eric Berla, a University City dentist and former helicopter pilot in Vietnam, area veterans of his war and their families can take steps toward healing their invisible wounds of half a century.Through noon Sunday, they can visit Take Me Home...

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