Friday 7 October 2011

Vietnam war era interview (ages 50 and up)?

hello, i'm doing interviews on people who were atleast 1 in 1970, making them 50 or older to this date. this is because the questions i will ask require memory of the years surrounding and including 1970. please answer tothe best of your abilities thank you.



answer the following:

1. how old were you during most of the vietnam war era (around 1970)?

2. what were you doing during this period (school, job, etc.)?

3. what was your attitude back then regarding american involvement in vietnam?



also, please choose 3-4 of the following to answer:



1. as the war progressed, did your attitude change? if so, how and why?

2. in what ways did the vietnam war affect your life?

3. what is your most vivid memory of the vietnam war?

4. how did you feel when saigon (america's biggest base in vietnam) fell in april, 1975?

5. what are your feelings about the vietnam war today?

6. what lessons has this experience taught us?

7. what should we teach our children about this defining era of 20th century america?



thank you in advance for your time, it is greatly appreciated.

16 minutes ago - 4 days left to answer.Vietnam war era interview (ages 50 and up)?1. 17 - 21

2. school then enlisted in the Navy

3. Thought is was a duty (until I got there)



1. Yes, my attitude changed. There were many times that we had the moment to win a battle or the war and the idiots above military and civilians pulled us out or cut off support.

2. It showed me that the military is just a profit generating machine that supports big business interest and not national security. It is the puppet of career politicians.

3. The pull out of Lao. That one was right at the winning stage when we were told by the spineless congress to leave asap. We let Lao fall when it could have been free. Our congress let them die to save their jobs.

4. Not bad. By then the Vietnamese were to yellow to fight anymore and it was time for unification to prevent further mass killings. We did not go to win anyway. We should have left sooner under a better agreement with the north to let us leave. Making the transition smoother.

5. A mistake and a blessing. Should have been done differently and with purpose to win quickly. Now it is a beautiful country and just now beginning to get back on its feet. They are forgiving and making their way into a developed nation.

6. Nothing, the congress has yet to learn anything. Absolute power is absolute corruption.

7. To many things happened to discuss them all. Be specific and apply what is needed when the time comes. Put it into context and make it reasonable and understandable.
Vietnam war era interview (ages 50 and up)?
1. Teens, early 20s



2. school then enlisted



3. Wanted to go and do my bit.





2. Drank a lot, you would to. Slept with a gun or knife under my pillow until about 1989.



3. Loading Alpha strikes to hit sam sites in the north just prior to the big B-52 raids. We would take at least one 500 lb bomb and reset the fuze from .05 seconds and make it 3 - 5 hours. Then when the gooks showed up to get it, BOOM. Hilarity ensued.



4. Since we had been out of the war for almost 2 years already, I didn't care at all. The south lacked the guts and will to keep their freedom and they paid the price.
Vietnam war era interview (ages 50 and up)?
1. how old were you during most of the vietnam war era (around 1970)? -- 28

2. what were you doing during this period (school, job, etc.)? Job

3. what was your attitude back then regarding american involvement in vietnam? --it was a bad idea.



also, please choose 3-4 of the following to answer:



1. as the war progressed, did your attitude change? if so, how and why? -- no, only re-affirmed it

2. in what ways did the vietnam war affect your life? -- drafted US Army, non-combatant

3. what is your most vivid memory of the vietnam war? -- seeing it every night on TV

4. how did you feel when saigon (america's biggest base in vietnam) fell in april, 1975? -- %26quot;I told you so%26quot;

5. what are your feelings about the vietnam war today? -- a tragic error, still being repeated.

6. what lessons has this experience taught us? -- nothing

7. what should we teach our children about this defining era of 20th century america? -- %26quot;beware of foreign imperialist escapades%26quot;