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In 1968, Erik Durschmied shot the CBS Special Report Hill 943 in which he followed three soldiers in Alpha Company as they tried to capture Hill 943 in a bloody battle..."A uninhabited, nameless hill. Only called "Hill 943" because of its height. Soldiers were given the orders to take it. Then abandon it. Only to have to retake it again..."
Originally released in 1981, this documentary hosted by Walter Cronkite focuses on the history of the Vietnam War and the United States' involvement as told by CBS News and its correspondents. Also appearing are Ed Bradley, Charles Collingwood, Bruce Dunning, Charles Kuralt, Dan Rather, Morley Safer, Eric Sevareid, and Mike Wallace.
This special broadcast from February 1968 chronicles Walter Cronkite's visit to the front lines of Vietnam following the Tet Offensive. The special ended with the now legendary personal commentary from Cronkite declaring that the war was unwinnable and that the best option was to negotiate an end to the war. That analysis would famously lead Lyndon Johnson, watching the broadcast, to declare "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America."
