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To Heal a Nation

6.019881h 45mMovieTV MovieDrama

The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky, he begins to find a new life for himself, and a personal goal when he agrees to begin a determined campaign to raise funds for a veteran's memorial.

DirectorMichael Pressman
WriterLionel Chetwynd
ProducersRobert M. Sertner·Frank von Zerneck

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Cast · Directed by Michael Pressman

EREric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Jan Scruggs
GOGlynnis O'Connor
Glynnis O'Connor
Becky Scruggs
MCMarshall Colt
Marshall Colt
Jack Wheeler
SPScott Paulin
Scott Paulin
Bob Doubek
LPLee Purcell
Lee Purcell
Sandie
BPBrock Peters
Brock Peters
Paul Turner
GCGloria Carlin
Gloria Carlin
Monica
JCJordan Charney
Jordan Charney
Spreiregen
TTTamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Tomita
Maya Ying Lin
LLLaurence Luckinbill
Laurence Luckinbill
Senator Bob Mathias
LC
Linden Chiles
Senator John Warner
CBConrad Bachmann
Conrad Bachmann
H. Ross Perot

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Yes — To Heal a Nation is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).