I have what I call, my “Magic Box”, with it you can get any film, program, music, whatever one can ever imagine with a click of finger, including movies that are in the theaters now. (not sure if I should mention that?) – In any case out of the thousands of Apps I can pick from, I have one that I truly adore; all on documentaries, any flavor one can imagine. War docs., Classic Film docs. Bios, etc. are on the top of my list.
In search of a Vietnam doc I ran into one I had never seen before, It was a bad copy, yet I watched it as it was with Sean Flynn in Vietnam reporting live (I believe) to Chet Huntley in New York NBC. Although I watched the whole program, I thought I would check online in seeing if I could find a better copy, and I did, of course its on Youtube.
I am probably the last to see this as I am sure you all have, but just in case anyone else here has not, I thought I would post the link anyway.
It’s still tragic in knowing this fine young man was killed in the manner we think he was. If Errol had still been alive, I feel pretty confident he would have made a difference in getting his son back alive, or if all else his body, so Sean could have received a proper burial, and maybe have bene laid next to his dad.
Here is the link: youtu.be/xm2FVK49LS8…
— Sergio
Sergio
January 1, 2017 at 5:08 pm
By the way I noticed someone posting in the YouTube comments: “Sean’s mother, Lili Damita, left a sample of her blood in case Sean’s remains were ever discovered and, as she feared, she died never having been able to bring her “boy” home….”
Is this true?
Maria
January 2, 2017 at 12:24 am
What a treasure for Sean’s family! I can hear Errol’s tone in Sean’s voice – thanks for posting.
Sergio
January 2, 2017 at 5:10 pm
gladly Maria….
ILIKEFLYNN
January 2, 2017 at 3:49 am
Yes, this is true. Lili did leave a sample of her DNA in the event that his remains were found. If the new information that was posted by David here recently is true, no one would have been able to save Sean. BTW the newscaster in the clip is Harry Reasoner and the report was for CBS, not NBC.–A. R.
Sergio
January 2, 2017 at 5:12 pm
Thank you for ILF for the correction – also for the confirmation of the Lili and her DNA, this I was not aware of…
ILIKEFLYNN
January 3, 2017 at 3:43 am
I’m sorry, I am not familiar with “ILF”. Would you be so kind and please explain? Thank you.–A.R.
Sergio
January 3, 2017 at 12:37 pm
ILikeFlynn (I L F) …..
timerider
January 2, 2017 at 10:01 pm
Nice to see that clip again after so many years. I went into more of the videos while checking out the Nam footage and found Errol and Sean together as father and son. I remember times in my life that paralleled some of the story line in Strange Auction. as I clicked through the You -Tube videos of Sean.The Nam shots are all to real in my memory. I think I like to forget it all.