This is a very emotional movie and very well done. My husband and I watched movie this together years ago and he got up and walked out of the house during the movie. It was too much for him. He was a Vietnam Veteran. Recently, approximately 6 months ago, I started watching it again. It's been over 20 years. This December it will be 20 years ago that he took his life. Our children were 13 yrs, 11 yrs and 10 yrs at that time. They are now 32 yrs, 31 yrs and 29 yrs and doing well. I still miss him and feel so much guilt that I couldn't save him. He is buried in the state Veterans" Cemetery, and I know he would be proud of this. Thank you, Mr. Bill Coulturie, for this movie and giving me some kind of release. I need to cry and you have given me the outlet. Bless you, and thank you.Charlene winter

Letters and film footage from actual soldiers and nurses who fought in Vietnam are read aloud and shown in this "documentary." The letters are read by famous actors and actresses.It turns out to be a sometimes-powerful moving saga of Vietnam through the eyes of those who were there but, remember, it's the filmmakers deciding what letters are read. That means you get an anti-Vietnam War bias, but it's not as blatant as one might think.There is some good footage of bombings and nothing really gross, injury-wise, to view, most likely because this was made-for-TV.The most moving part of the show was the last letter, from a mom to her son who had died 15 years earlier in Vietnam. That letter is a real tear-jerker. Overall, an excellent documentary, one of the better ones of its era.

I have this on video having stumbled on it late one night on British TV.Every time I watch it I get tears welling up listening to the emotion in every word written by the letter writers.The actors reading them do so in such an 'under acted' way, it gets across the true feeling of the writer.Not only can this film bring out such emotion, but I have learned more about the history of the Vietnam war from this, than from any other documentary.I would recommend this film to anyone who has watched all those 'Namm' films thinking that this is all it was. This film will change your mind.

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a documentary based on the book which printed letters from the soldiers and nurses who served in Vietnam. This emotional and powerful film takes the viewer through the war from optimistic beginning to seeds of doubt to the bitter end and a postscript with the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial. While read by famous actors..some of whom you will recognize..it does not in any way detract from the raw power and emotion of the words of the soldier or nurse who having seen enough of the war, now wonders why and when they will make it back home. A true masterpiece that should be seen by all those in power before sending troops. This is the Very best film - fiction or non fiction - that i have seen. On a scale of one to ten..way up there...10