For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Sisco
[email protected] (860) 275-7212 cpbn.org, cptv.org, wnpr.org Special Programming on the Vietnam War and the 40th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon to Air on CPTV This April • My Lai: American Experience airs on Tuesday, April 21 at 9 p.m. • The Draft premieres Monday, April 27 at 9 p.m., followed by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam at 10 p.m. • The Day the 60s Died premieres Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m., followed by Last Days in Vietnam: American Experience at 9 p.m. and Lost Child: Sayon’s Journey at 11 p.m. HARTFORD, Conn. (April 3, 2015) – CPTV/Connecticut Public Television will present special programming in April focusing on the fall of Saigon and the Vietnam War. The programming begins with an encore airing of My Lai: American Experience on Tuesday, April 21 at 9 p.m. This film focuses on the 1968 My Lai massacre – known as one of the worst atrocities in American military history – and its subsequent cover-up, as well as the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke ranks to try to halt the massacre and bring it to light. Other programs airing in April include The Draft, premiering Monday, April 27 at 9 p.m., exploring the history of the selective service system in America; and Dick Cavett’s Vietnam, premiering April 27 at 10 p.m., featuring a look back at conversations the talk show host had about the war with a number of public figures. Additional programming includes The Day the 60s Died, airing Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m., preceding the premiere of Last Days in Vietnam: American Experience at 9 p.m.