MWSA Film Review

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Produced by: Jeff Seeber and the Minnesota Platoon

Reviewer: Bill McDonald – President of the MWSA

The best Power Point presentation I have ever watched!

These guys humbly call themselves “The Minnesota Platoon” but to me I call them the heroes of the ultimate welcome home party for Vietnam Veterans!  Looks like Jeff Seeber and his team of patriotic warriors have seriously created something that will move people emotionally and spiritually.  I could not begin to describe all that is in this 42 minute and 50 second presentation so I have taken their own website description on the content and added it at the end of this review.

I love the music selection and the photos that they used. They captured the feelings of that time and place in history.  Listening to John Wayne’s reading of “Why are you marching son…” is a classic inspirational recording that they weave into a huge list of other visual and audio treats that totally capture the Vietnam area.  I am speechless; and for those who know me well that is well beyond anything they have ever experienced from me.  They succeeded with their intentions and their mission – I felt welcomed home!

My fullest appreciation goes to the whole team that created this power point presentation – The Minnesota Platoon has become a symbol of healing.  I hope that millions of people eventually find their work and check it out at their website: http://home.att.net/~sealpoint/index.html.

God bless this work and those who dedicated their time and efforts to make it happen.

CONTENT, in the order it appears...

 - The National Emblem March plays while viewing images of the Cold War from the 1960s

 - Service Songs Medley of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy plays while viewing Vietnam-era images related to each branch

-  Why Are You Marching, Son? plays while viewing images of boot camp training from 1970

-  Music Box Dancer, Ballad of the Green Berets, and Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door play while viewing in-country images of the Vietnam War

-  No Matter What Shape plays while viewing images of women who served in uniform in Vietnam and women who served in support of American troops

-  Guitar Boogie Shuffle plays while viewing images of American troops on R&R and entertainers who toured Southeast Asia

-  Okie From Muskogee plays while viewing images from news-making events in the United States during the 1960s and early 1970s

-  Yellow River plays while viewing images of those who made it home and our POWs returning from the Hanoi Hilton

-  God Of Abraham plays while viewing images honoring those who died and The Wall in Washington, DC

-  Goin’ Home plays while viewing the names of Service members selected at random who are listed as Killed-In-Action, Body Not Recovered in honor of those still missing

-  Patriotic Medley plays while viewing images of Vietnam-era Veterans as we are today

-  A reading of Proudly We Served concludes the tribute

-  The Lion Sleeps Tonight plays during the credits and copyright information