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We helped the soldiersrecuperate from physicaland mental injuries

We helped the soldiers
recuperate from physicaland mental injuries

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We helped the soldiers recuperate
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from physicaland mental injuries.
Duration
7 seconds
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15
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:17
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Zipporah Films,Sundance Institute,PBS

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A look at Boston's city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
{\an1}Back then, we called it shell shock. - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}Back then, we called it shell shock.
We tried to keep the soldiers' spirits up. - City Hall 00:06
We tried to keep the soldiers' spirits up.
{\an1}Many of the soldiers had lost a leg or an army, - City Hall 00:09
{\an1}Many of the soldiers had lost a leg or an army,
{\an1}Those men were sent to Walter Reed - City Hall 00:09
{\an1}Those men were sent to Walter Reed
{\an1}I had a patient who wrote a letter to his wife - City Hall 00:07
{\an1}I had a patient who wrote a letter to his wife
{\an1}He was worriedthat she wouldn't want him - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}He was worriedthat she wouldn't want him
{\an1}But his wife wrote to him - City Hall 00:08
{\an1}But his wife wrote to him
{\an1}The street right down the, a few houses away from me - City Hall 00:11
{\an1}The street right down the, a few houses away from me
{\an1}It was named after my uncle - City Hall 00:09
{\an1}It was named after my uncle
{\an1}I told the other kids just what my parents told me, - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}I told the other kids just what my parents told me,
It wasn't until I was getting ready - City Hall 00:17
It wasn't until I was getting ready
{\an1}I'm the next Andrew Biggio to go to war, - City Hall 00:27
{\an1}I'm the next Andrew Biggio to go to war,
{\an1}She said she did, I went upstairs, - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}She said she did, I went upstairs,
{\an1}I started to track down men from his company - City Hall 00:17
{\an1}I started to track down men from his company
{\an1}So, I go throughAndrew's letters, - City Hall 00:06
{\an1}So, I go throughAndrew's letters,
{\an1}So I said, "I'm going to go outand buy an M1. - City Hall 00:05
{\an1}So I said, "I'm going to go outand buy an M1...
He died carrying this kind of a rifle." - City Hall 00:15
He died carrying this kind of a rifle."
"How do I fit the puzzle piece together - City Hall 00:10
"How do I fit the puzzle piece together
He had fought in the Battle of Okinawa - City Hall 00:07
He had fought in the Battle of Okinawa
(laughter) - City Hall 00:13
(laughter)