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The Best Years of Our Lives • The Next Reel
“Nobody’s job is safe with all these servicemen crowding in.”
Struggles of All Types for Post-War Veterans
The end of World War II brought a wave of veterans back to American society and an array of challenges as they tried to reintegrate and reconnect with family, friends, jobs and a society that struggled to fully understand their war experience. William Wyler’s 1946 multiple Oscar winner “The Best Years of Our Lives” tackles this subject with grace, nuance and warmth through the stories of three veterans returning to the fictional town of Boone City. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson –…
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