Vietnam War Interview Forum

Vietnam Vet Interview for School

Hi,
My name is Colin Kraut. We are reading The Things They Carried in our english class at school, and each student was asked to conduct an interview with a Vietnam veteran. I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer some questions for me by Nov. 8.

1.     What is your name? What unit were you assigned to? What was you rank? Where did you serve? What years did you serve?
2.     Where you drafted or did you volunteer? How old were you at the time?
3.     What were your thoughts of the war before you enlisted?
4.     What were some of your thoughts of feelings when you first arrived in Vietnam?
5.     What were some of your jobs/duties that you had in Vietnam?
6.     Did you get along with the members of your unit? Your commanding officer?
7.     Can you tell me any interesting or memorable stories that have stuck with you?
8.     What were your thoughts and feelings on your way home from the war?
9.     Did you write any letters during the war? To whom?
10.     Did you keep a diary during the war? Did you carry any good luck charms?
11.     What were your living conditions during the war?
12.     Is there anything you would change or any regrets about your time?
13.     How did you service affect your family?
14.     Are you still in contact with any of the people you served with?
15.     What were your thoughts of the use of napalm, Agent Orange? Were you worried about the effects in might have had on your own health?

Thank you for your time and for serving our country.

Sun Nov 1

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