Vietnam War Interview Forum

Precious

If you have read Saughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and/or The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien then that would be a big help, but if you haven't I am still interested in your answers.

1. When, Why, and how did you enlist in the service and what branch of the military did you serve in?

2. When serving did you find yourself suffering from the "resistance to kill"? If so please describe what that was like.

3. If you suffered from the "resistance to kill" did you recover from that? How?

4. If you did not suffer from the "resistance to kill" why do you think that is?

5. How did it feel knowing that you could come home after finishing your service?

6. Did you suffer from PTSD? If so what was that like for you?

7.Did you do any creative activities to deal with your PTSD and your memories of the war?

8. How did those creative activities help you?

9. Having read Slaughterhouse-Five and/or The Things They Carried, do you feel that either of these books depict the war as you saw it? If so then how?

10. Having read Slaughterhouse-Five and/or The Things They Carried, do you feel that the way the authors blend fact with fiction accurately depicts how you deal with the memories of war?

11. Do you think that it is true that in order to survive the trauma, vivid memories, and PTSD  the war can cause one must make it seem as if fighting in Vietnam was unreal, as is depicted in Slaughterhouse-Five and The Things They Carried?

12. If you could go back and do it again, would you re-enlist? Why or why not?

I would like to thank you for taking the time to answer this!!! It is much appreciated and will not go to waste. I would also like to personally say a very sincere Thank You for the service you have done. I know it takes alot of courage to sacrifice what you have sacrificed and do what you have done when you did not have to. I find that bravery to be very admirable. So Thank You.