
The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan
Documentary
Overview
Private McKinley Nolan vanished 40 years ago in Vietnam on the Cambodian frontier. Some say he was captured, some say he was a traitor, some even say he was an American operative. The US Army officially claims he was radicalized and went native, joining the Viet Cong and later encountering the Khmer Rouge. In 2006, retired US Army Lt. Dan Smith, revisiting the battlefields of his youth, may have encountered the elusive McKinley, alive. So began a journey into the heart of darkness.
Top Cast
Michael Nolan
Michael Nolan
McKinley Nolan's brother
Michael Nolan
McKinley Nolan's brother
Richard Linnett
Richard Linnett
Journalist researching McKinley's story
Richard Linnett
Journalist researching McKinley's story
Roger Nolan
Roger Nolan
McKinley Nolan's son
Roger Nolan
McKinley Nolan's son
R.L. Brown
R.L. Brown
Mary Nolan's brother
R.L. Brown
Mary Nolan's brother
Thach Quang
Thach Quang
McKinley Nolan's adopted son
Thach Quang
McKinley Nolan's adopted son
Benjamin David Reich
Benjamin David Reich
Interpreter
Benjamin David Reich
Interpreter
Cham Sone
Cham Sone
Former Khmer Rouge guard
Cham Sone
Former Khmer Rouge guard
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
Assisted the Nolans
Sheila Jackson Lee
Assisted the Nolans
Frank Wagner
Frank Wagner
Frank Wagner
Mary Nolan
Mary Nolan
McKinley Nolan's wife
Mary Nolan
McKinley Nolan's wife
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