On a windswept Minnesota prairie where the trees whisper the memories of Vietnam, the quiet chorus is now joined by golden girl with a ringing voice.
The trees that stand tall and grow on forty acres of rolling hills were all planted by Vietnam veteran Geoff Steiner. Each one has a name, each has a memory. Nearly every tree is planted in honor of a soldier who never came home. Steiner did. But he still lives with the horrors of a war that both took lives and changed lives—forever.
Last Veterans Day, I traveled to Steiner’s tree memorial with fellow producers Mark Anderson and Rod Rassman. Together with editor Sam Scaman we produced a segment on Steiner for a documentary film called Veterans Day 11-11-11.
Our profile of Steiner has just won the Emmy Award for best single military story. We humbly accept the award in honor of Geoff Steiner and all of the Vietnam veterans who now live in eternal peace. May God’s blessings be with them.
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