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U.S. veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War's lethal remnants

U.S. veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War's lethal remnants

Aired 11/21/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

U.S. veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War's lethal remnants

Clip: 11/21/2014 | 7m 34s

U.S. veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War's lethal remnants

There are still ongoing lethal consequences of the Vietnam War that ended in 1975. Undetonated "bomblets," dropped by the U.S. military during the conflict, are killing and maiming people who discover them by accident. To help close a painful chapter in history, American veteran Chuck Searcy has made bomb removal and education his humanitarian mission. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports.

Aired 11/21/2014 | Rating NR

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