Bridging past and present
As a soldier in Vietnam, Peter Berres witnessed brutality he didn't think Americans were capable of. Before his tour was over, he would unwillingly have a part in the darker side of the American occupation.
After returning to America, Berres went into teaching, fueled by a passion born from an unjust war. That passion would take him back to Vietnam with UK students, educating a generation living during a new American conflict about the true toll of war - and what it means to forgive.
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The anatomy of a turnaround: John Cohen & his success as UK’s baseball coach
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Bridging past and present
Bridging past and present
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Signs of war persist for Vietnamese man
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As a soldier in Vietnam, Peter Berres witnessed brutality he didn’t think Americans were capable of. Before his tour was over, he would unwillingly […]
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