Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of end of the Vietnam War, which came with the fall of Saigon, April 30, 1975. Wednesday afternoon, Foley Schuler will offer several special musical selections resonant of the tragic conflict and this historic day of reflection and remembrance. These will included Heroes Lost and Fallen: A Vietnam Memorial for symphonic band by a longtime professor of Composition at Central Michigan University—and Vietnam Vet—David Gillingham, as well as and music from some of the most deeply affecting cinematic explorations of the war and its impact, including The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now and Platoon.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and the stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 5 on Blue Lake Public Radio.