Lives changed drastically and permanently during two days of October 1967. This month, with the documentary “Two Days in October,” the wounds are reopened for the nation to see, absorb and perhaps help heal.
“War doesn’t go away when the bullets stop,” observes Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss, a Madison native. “Vietnam still is as relevant today as it was then.”
PBS, through its “American Experience” series, is airing a documentary adaptation of the acclaimed 2003 Maraniss book, “They Marched Into Sunlight.” Madison has a prominent role in both the book and 90-minute film, which are about the war and anti-war protest.