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Hosted by Emmy-winning actor and veterans advocate Joe Mantegna, Vietnam: After the Fire tells the stories of fourteen veterans before, during, and after the war. Their experiences span infantry, medics, pilots, POWs, undercover operatives, and commanders.
Rather than defining them by trauma, the documentary reveals how they rebuilt their lives as leaders, mentors, innovators, and devoted family members. It honors the cost of war while reclaiming a part of the Vietnam veteran’s legacy that America has too often overlooked.
Seven-Time EMMY Award-Winning Documentary Director. Official Selection AMDoc 2026, Winner Best War Film 2026 LA Film & Documentary Awards, Winner 2025 EMMY for Best Military Documentary, Winner 2025 EMMY for Best Long-Form Editor, Military Veterans Awards - Best Documentary About Veterans by a Non-Veteran, Official Selection AMDoc 2024, 2025 and 2024 TELLY Awards Silver for "Best Documentary," Winner Los Angeles Film Awards "Best Documentary," Winner IMPACT DOC Awards, 2024 EMMY Nomination for "Best Documentary," "Best Director," "Best Editor," Semi-Finalist Dublin Movie Awards, Semi-Finalist Santa Barbara Film Festival, Semi-Finalist New York Women's Film Festival, Official Selection ETHOS Documentary Awards, Winner 2023 Pacific Southwest EMMY Award Best Commercial, Winner 2022 Pacific Southwest EMMY Award Military Program Long-Form directing, Multiple 2023 and 2022 Telly Awards for Long-Form Video directing, branding,
Writer of 7 EMMY Award-Winning Documentaries including this year's Best Writer Long or Short-Form for VOICES of VALOR: WWII Heroes in Their Own Words
