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Oral History Interview: Sergeant David Sias, David Sias
Oral History Interview: Sergeant David Sias, David Sias
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. David Sias was a sergeant in the U.S. Army and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He discusses: his experiences as a helicopter gunner and mechanic; very detailed information about his experiences in the service and the Vietnam War; a brief discussion of his education in West Virginia; some discussion of weapons; a brief discussion of the Iraqi War (Operation Iraqi Freedom?); some discussion of torture and corpse mutilation; and other topics.
Oral History Interview: Dennis Ray Johnson, Dennis Ray Johnson
Oral History Interview: Dennis Ray Johnson, Dennis Ray Johnson
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. Dennis Ray Johnson was a member of the United State Marine Corp and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He discusses: very brief information about his employment history before the war; how he was drafted and why he chose the Marine Corp; his military training; his experiences in the service and in the Vietnam War; his employment & his experiences after the war; other Vietnam veterans; stories about the South Korean R.O.K. Marines; some discussion of the Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom?); politics; the Kennedy assassination; a story …
Oral History Interview: Larry Blackaby, Larry Blackaby
Oral History Interview: Larry Blackaby, Larry Blackaby
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. Larry Blackaby was a veteran in the Vietnam War. He discusses: detailed information about basic training; detailed information about his experiences serving in Vietnam; a brief section on snakes in Vietnam, including an anecdote; a story of how he almost died; his experiences as part of military intelligence; R & R (Rest and Relaxation); his family; and other topics as well.
Oral History Interview: Norris H. Mitchell, Norris H. Mitchell
Oral History Interview: Norris H. Mitchell, Norris H. Mitchell
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. Mr. Norris H. Mitchell was a sergeant and a Vietnam veteran. He discusses: his military training (including Officer's Candidate School); very detailed information about his experiences serving in Vietnam; the Tet Offensive; returning to the United States after Vietnam; his education; the important of cadence while moving troops; an anecdote about R & R (Rest and Relaxation) in the Dominican Republic; why he enlisted in the service; segregation and African Americans in the service; stories about jumps & jump school; as well as sections on napalm & Agent …
Oral History Interview: Frank Mattie, Frank Mattie
Oral History Interview: Frank Mattie, Frank Mattie
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Mr. Mattie was working at the Regional Veterans Center. He was in the infantry in Vietnam and served in B Company, 2nd & 3rd Infantry from 1968 to 1970. He discusses: why he enlisted in the military; reasons people chose not to serve in Vietnam and his feelings towards people who didn't serve; returning to America and society's treatment of veterans; Vietnam in the entertainment media; his job as a counselor and head of a psychiatric ward at a hospital; his …
Oral History Interview: Foster Knight, Foster Knight
Oral History Interview: Foster Knight, Foster Knight
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Years before the interview, Foster Knight was a drill instructor at Parris Island, South Carolina. He discusses: his experiences in the military before and during Vietnam; his views on the mission of the war and the situation he faced in Vietnam; draft resisters and the anti-war movement; drug abuse; news media and the war; the Viet Cong; the Vietnamese people; veterans reentering America; meeting John Wayne and other celebrities; Operation Desert Storm; and other topics.
Oral History Interview: Jim Rogers, Jim Rogers
Oral History Interview: Jim Rogers, Jim Rogers
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Dr. Jim Rogers discusses: his education and employment history; a brief section on his military training; a very detailed discussion of his involvement with Vietnam Veterans of America (which is the bulk of the interview); a discussion of Agent Orange; other Vietnam veteran organizations (such as the National League of Families); a brief section on the political situation in the Philippines at the time; a lecture & slide presentation based on his return visits to Vietnam; and other topics.