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    Vietnam War Nurse Virginia Lee Dornheggen Oral History Interview

    Virginia Lee Dornheggen recounted her time as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War. She described injuries she treated, the night the hospital came under fire, and the job’s impact on he…

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    Vietnam War Correspondent Joseph Galloway Oral History Interview

    Joseph Galloway was a correspondent for United Press International during the Vietnam War. He described his time in the war zone including his first day in country. In 1998, Mr. Galloway rec…

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    U.S. Navy Reserves Chaplain Gerald Hutchinson Oral History Interview

    Gerald Hutchinson recalled his time as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy Reserves during Operation Enduring Freedom--the official name used by the U.S. government for the Global War on Terrorism. …

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    Vietnam War POW Leon Ellis Oral History Interview

    Leon Ellis served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. His plane was shot down during a bombing run and he was held in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war for five years. Mr. Ellis r…

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    Vietnam War Nurse Donna Rowe Oral History Interview

    Donna Curtis Rowe served as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War. She described her training, experiences, and interactions with the Vietnamese people in this interview from the Veterans…

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    Vietnam War Veteran Charlotte Henry Oral History Interview

    Charlotte Henry was a U.S. Air Force dog handler during the Vietnam War. She remembered some of the dogs she trained and nights patrolling the base perimeter. She also discussed her struggle…

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    Vietnam War Veteran Oliver Halle Oral History Interview

    Oliver Halle served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War on a swift boat crew used to patrol the coast and rivers to intercept munitions being trafficked by the North Vietnamese. He recal…

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    Robbie Certain, Wife of Vietnam War POW Robert Certain, Oral History Interview

    Robbie Certain’s husband, U.S. Air Force navigator Robert Certain, was captured and held as a prisoner of war for 100 days during the Vietnam War. She recalled receiving the news of his disa…

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    Vietnam War Veteran Robert Certain Oral History Interview

    Robert Certain was a U.S. Air Force B-52 navigator during the Vietnam War. While on a bombing mission over Hanoi, his plane was shot down, and he was captured by the North Vietnamese and hel…

    957 views
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    Vietnam War Veteran Clyde Romero Oral History Interview

    Clyde Romero served two tours during the Vietnam War. He recalled his first tour as a U.S. Army helicopter scout pilot and descibed what it’s like to be shot down. He discussed the high risk…

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    Vietnam War Veteran David Taylor Oral History Interview

    David Vassar Taylor recounted his time as a clerk in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He described the segregation of black and white troops as well as the discrimination he experienced…

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    Vietnam War Veteran Milton Jones Oral History Interview

    Milton Jones recalled his service as a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War. He talked about his initial reluctance to serve in Vietnam and his journey to meet his unit in Khe Sanh. This video…

    1,505 views
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    Senator Daniel Akaka Oral History Interview

    Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) talked about growing up in Hawaii, witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, and how that event affected native Hawaiians and led to the Senator’s service in the Arm…

    441 views
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    Representative Ralph Hall Oral History Interview

    Representative Ralph Hall (D-TX) talked about his enlistment in the Navy during World War II and his experiences as a pilot on aircraft carriers. Representative Hall was a lieutenant in the …

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    Senator Thomas Carper Oral History Interview

    Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) talked about his experiences in the Vietnam War. Senator Carper was a naval flight officer during the war, and served in the National Reserve after the war as a …

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    Senator John McCain Oral History Interview

    Senator John McCain (R-AZ) talked about his experiences as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War. Senator McCain was captured by the North Vietnamese in 1967, and was held as a prisoner of war…

    841 views
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    World War I Veterans and Art Therapy

    Tara Tappert talked about how art therapy was used to help World War I veterans deal with the trauma of war. She used letters and works of art from former soldiers to illustrate the culture …

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    Women Veterans of the Persian Gulf War

    The Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) commemorates Women s History Month with a panel discussion on the contributions of women to the Persian Gulf War and the impact on wome…

    769 views
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    End of WWII Historians Panel

    The second panel for “War’s End: Eyewitness to History,” a symposium commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, focused on a historical perspective of the events surround…

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    End of WWII Eyewitness Panel

    The first panel for “War’s End: Eyewitness to History,” a symposium commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, was composed of eyewitnesses to events at the end of the w…

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