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Smithsonian preserves Vietnam soldier’s 43-minute message
A 43-minute recording made by soldier Frank Kowalczyk in Vietnam in 1969 captures family news and the realities of military life. The Smithsonian has preserved his intimate message to his mother, contrasting war-zone helicopter sounds with home.
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