The Day We Met

Welcome to The Day We Met. Stories about first encounters, what came before, and what happened next. You can listen to our first story, "Deane, Hattie, Jim, and The Man in Blue" right now: 50 years after losing her first husband to war, a woman travels to Vietnam and meets the former Vietcong soldier who may have been responsible for his death. Hosted by non-fiction television producer, Joe Van Ek. If you have a story to share email us at submissions@thedaywemetpod.com. New stories are released periodically.

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Deane, Hattie, Jim, and The Man in Blue - Part 2

For the 50th anniversary of Deane's death, Hattie and Jim travel to Vietnam to pay their respects at the site where his helicopter crashed. But they unexpectedly come face to face with a former Vietcong soldier who was involved in the attack on Deane.

Sep 08, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Deane, Hattie, Jim, and The Man in Blue - Part 1

In September 1964, Hattie met Deane. They fell in love and got married. But Deane's life was tragically cut short by the war in Vietnam. Fifty years after his death, Hattie, and her now-husband, Jim, set out to find the location in Vietnam where Deane spent his final moments.

Sep 08, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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