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From your real-life experience, is there a story
about the war that hasn’t been told or that hasn’t been told accurately? How do
you think your experience differs from veterans of World War II and the 

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From your real-life experience, is there a story
about the war that hasn’t been told or that hasn’t been told accurately? How do
you think your experience differs from veterans of World War II and the 

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If you had a second chance, would you change
anything about your Vietnam experience?

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If you had a second chance, would you change
anything about your Vietnam experience?

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I wouldn't have enlisted.

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Have you ever been diagnosed or treated for
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? How are you coping? How did your family
feel about your condition?

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Have you ever been diagnosed or treated for
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? How are you coping? How did your family
feel about your condition?

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Not yet

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I now view war a lot differently, and though I'm willing to condone it, I understand that it is a neccessary evil and I respect all those who continue the fight for our liberties today.

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Was it difficult for you to adjust to life in
the US when you came back? Please explain.

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Was it difficult for you to adjust to life in
the US when you came back? Please explain.

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Yes because society has changed so much while I was gone

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Do you suffer
any disabilities because of the Vietnam War?

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Do you suffer
any disabilities because of the Vietnam War?

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I am confined to a wheelchair for my right leg had to be amputated.

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What do you think and feel about US involvement
in the Vietnam War? In other countries?

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What do you think and feel about US involvement
in the Vietnam War? In other countries?

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I think that the US was right to get involved, but ultimately their decisions are irrevocable and it was mostly a huge failure and waste of human life.

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How were you treated by the community and your
family when you returned to the US?

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How were you treated by the community and your
family when you returned to the US?

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Everything was bettter I felt liike life was going to be good

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Do you believe the media was an advantage or a
hindrance to the war effort?

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Do you believe the media was an advantage or a
hindrance to the war effort?

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You see when it comes to war media can often favor both parts, good and bad. In this case the media was in our favor, and help us to let the world know what was going on.

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Did you ever want to leave the united states during the war?

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Did you ever want to leave the united states during the war?

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No, this felt like my home and my safe place to stay pretty much.

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What role do you believe the media had in
fueling the anti-war demonstrations because of increased press coverage of the
war?

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What role do you believe the media had in
fueling the anti-war demonstrations because of increased press coverage of the
war?

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I think that the media greatly fueled anti-war views as people saw for the first time what the atrocities of war actually looked like.

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Have you ever been involved in an anti-war
demonstration? When, where, and why?

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Have you ever been involved in an anti-war
demonstration? When, where, and why?

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No

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How did you feel about the anti-war
demonstrations back in the United States? Did any of your family members
participate in the demonstrations?

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How did you feel about the anti-war
demonstrations back in the United States? Did any of your family members
participate in the demonstrations?

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Yes, because they wanted the safe return of my brother and I.

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Where were you when the Tet Offensive happened?
How did you feel about this?

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Where were you when the Tet Offensive happened?
How did you feel about this?

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I was in the Quang Tri Province located in the North-Western region of South Vietnam.

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How did you feel about fighting against
communism and the communists? Did you feel they were a big threat to the United
States? What did the military say about them?

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How did you feel about fighting against
communism and the communists? Did you feel they were a big threat to the United
States? What did the military say about them?

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Them Commies were a bigest threat to 'murica, and i said kill 'em all, grind 'em to bits, skin 'em alive!

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What was a typical day like for you in Vietnam?
Describe the base in which you lived. What were your living conditions like?
Housing, food, etc. Was there anything you missed about home? What did you miss
the most?

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What was a typical day like for you in Vietnam?
Describe the base in which you lived. What were your living conditions like?
Housing, food, etc. Was there anything you missed about home? What did you miss
the most?

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I don't really remember anything, just that I wanted to go back home tol my family.

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Why do you think
the US was involved in Vietnam and Southeast Asia?

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Why do you think
the US was involved in Vietnam and Southeast Asia?

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I think that they were involved to stop the spread of communism

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  How did your
  family respond to your decision to enlist or to you being drafted?  Were you married when you went to Vietnam?
  If so how did your wife react to your decision?
  
 

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  How did your
  family respond to your decision to enlist or to you being drafted?  Were you married when you went to Vietnam?
  If so how did your wife react to your decision?
  
 

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My family was against the decision

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Did you join the
military and go to the Vietnam War? Were you drafted or did you enlist
voluntarily? What was the date of your enlistment or the date you were drafted?
How old were you? How long were you in the military?

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Did you join the
military and go to the Vietnam War? Were you drafted or did you enlist
voluntarily? What was the date of your enlistment or the date you were drafted?
How old were you? How long were you in the military?

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I enlisted voluntarily on May 9, 1965. I was 23, and I was honorably discharged after survivng
the bloody Battle of Khe Sanh

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In what ways, if
any, did the Vietnam War touch your life when the conflict was going on? Did
you feel distanced from it or did you feel as it had a strong presence in your
life?

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In what ways, if
any, did the Vietnam War touch your life when the conflict was going on? Did
you feel distanced from it or did you feel as it had a strong presence in your
life?

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I had a strong connection to the Vietnam War, my brother had already enlisted the year before, so I was constntly worrying about him.

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How old were
you? What do you remember about what was going on in the country and your
community when you were growing up during the 1950s and 1960s?

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How old were
you? What do you remember about what was going on in the country and your
community when you were growing up during the 1950s and 1960s?

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I was 17. I remember that the automobile industry was booming and that America was undergoing many drastic changes with the civil rights movements going on.

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What do you recall about the time when the
Vietnam War started? 

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What do you recall about the time when the
Vietnam War started? 

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Well I recall chaos and fear of what was going to happen and how it was going to affect us