An American Life

This is a story I made some years ago. I’m running it in honor of Veteran’s Day.

Vaughn Hood was an 118 pound barber in his late teens when he was drafted and sent to Vietnam, and in Vaughn’s war, most men didn’t survive their first three month tour. I met Vaughn through my sister. He was her hairdresser in St. Johnsbury, and he mentioned his time in Vietnam while he was cutting her hair. They didn't talk much about it, but she recommended him to me. We sat down in the back of his salon one day and I turned my recorder on, and we had one of the most remarkable conversations I've had in my life.

Music for this show is by Brian Clark, who is awesome.