My soldier dad's goodbye tape - a podcast by BBC World Service

Tricia Davies Nearn’s father, David, was killed in the Vietnam War when she was just two years old. Growing up without him, she knew there was something missing, even with a loving family around her. Her mother, an ardent fan of Broadway musicals, liked to sing along to A Chorus Line while vacuuming, but there was one musical she never played: West Side Story . The discovery of an extraordinary archive of tape recordings, made while David was posted in Vietnam, eventually helped Tricia to understand why - and to get to know her father better.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Emily Webb

Picture: David Davies
Credit: Tricia Davies Nearn

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