Vietnam War Memorial - Kianna Hawkins, Whitney Clark, Amal Tarraf, Hannah Attal, Kendall John p4 by Kianna Hawkins

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Name of Person Interviewed (Print): _____________Relationship: ______________

QUESTIONS - PREWAR

What do you recall about the time when the Vietnam War started? 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?
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?
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?
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?
Why do you think the US was involved in Vietnam and Southeast Asia?

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War Experience

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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Postwar

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

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

Do you suffer any disabilities because of the Vietnam War?

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

How did the war affect your life?

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?

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

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 Korean War?

Student Developed Questions

1. Were you drafted or did you enlist?

2. Why did you pick the service branch you joined?

3. Were there many casualties in your unit?

4. What were a couple of your most memorable experiences?

5. How did people entertain themselves? Were there any entertainers?

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