Veterans -- United States
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Allen Brink, a United States Marine who was one of the early volunteers to go to Vietnam, talks about his experiences in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1968. He expresses his disillusionment with the war, its purpose, and its methods. He speaks about his life after returning to the United States, his identification with veterans who protested the war (though he himself was not a protester), and his disagreement with protestors in the general public....
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Doug Westcott talks about his youth in Southern California, and about playing music and making records with a band called the Esquires. He describes the deep US Marine ties in his family that led, in part, to his enlistment in 1960. He recounts his experiences as a Radio Relay Electronics Technician in the 7th Communication Battalion. He remembers training in jungle warfare techniques in the Phillipines, becoming an expert, and teaching jungle warfare...
