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May 10, 2002 
Diana Banister/Amy Kirkman
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CELEBRATE JULY 4th BY HONORING 
HEROES of NATION'S LONGEST WAR
At a Time When the Country Will Reflect on Our Nation’s History of 
Independence and Liberty, Learn the Truth the Media Has Never Told You

Denver, CO – “The Long Way Home Project,” a recently released documentary series on the Vietnam War provides a more positive and unbiased look at the country’s longest war and highlights many of the misconceptions America has about the men and women who served the country in this conflict.

“The Long Way Home Project” features candid interviews with some of the most important surviving players of the period including Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger, General William J. McCaffrey, and Ambassador Charles S. Whitehouse. Pulitzer-prize nominated historian and author Dr. Lewis Sorley provides insight and commentary to the films which are jammed with never-before-seen photos and top-secret documents as well as an inside look at the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. 

In his introduction to the four-part film series General H. Norman Schwarzkopf said, “‘The Long Way Home Project’ will give all viewers a powerful new perspective on the events that shaped that war and the men who fought it.”

Denver-based Flickers Films won the 2002 Gold Special Jury Award for the four-hour series, the highest award available to documentaries for outstanding film accomplishment at the Houston International Film Festival.

“We think the country is really ready to hear what these films have to say,” said producer Christel Crane. “There has never been major industry recognition given to anything positive about the Vietnam War… all that changed at the Houston Film Festival.” 

“The war is not over,” said director Calvin Crane. “Vietnam veterans must remember that they showed the country what they were made of once…but that responsibility continues. It is imperative for young people today and future generations to know the truth about why we served so that they will want to defend our freedoms in the years to come.”

The Crane family spent two months on the road traveling across the United States filming the first episode in the documentary film series The Long Way Home Project. An Army photojournalist, Calvin Crane spent more than two years in-country covering battles, presidential visits and rural life in Vietnam. 

 


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