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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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George Sharp discusses his tour of duty in Vietnam (1966).  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' George Sharp
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' Spring 1988
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Michigan
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Scott Sharp
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 35 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Enlistment and basic training (1965),
 
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To Vietnam (November 1965),
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Preparatory training,
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U. S. forces in Vietnam (1962-1964),
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Opinion of U. S. involvement in Vietnam,
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Vietnamese political division,
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Combat duty,
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Patrols,
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Soldiers,
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Patrols (again),
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Soldiers,
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Patrols (again),
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Foreword support maintenance unit (again),
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Duties,
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Transport equipment,
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Helicopters,
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Individual responsibilities,
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Contact with Vietnamese people,
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Pay (1966-67),
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Passes to Saigon,
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Mail,
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Agent orange,
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Viet Cong,
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Search and destroy mission,
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Tour of duty,
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Return stateside (November 1966),
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Discharge from military service,
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Sharp’s experiences upon his return,
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Employment,
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U. S. conduct of Vietnam War,
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"Conflict" vs. "war",
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Vietnam veterans,
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Reflection.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
 
 
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1965-1968
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1965-1968
  
  
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George Sharp discusses his tour of duty in Vietnam (1966).

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: George Sharp

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: Spring 1988

Location: Michigan

Interviewer: Scott Sharp

Length: 35 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Enlistment and basic training (1965), To Vietnam (November 1965), Preparatory training, U. S. forces in Vietnam (1962-1964), Opinion of U. S. involvement in Vietnam, Vietnamese political division, Combat duty, Patrols, Soldiers, Patrols (again), Soldiers, Patrols (again), Foreword support maintenance unit (again), Duties, Transport equipment, Helicopters, Individual responsibilities, Contact with Vietnamese people, Pay (1966-67), Passes to Saigon, Mail, Agent orange, Viet Cong, Search and destroy mission, Tour of duty, Return stateside (November 1966), Discharge from military service, Sharp’s experiences upon his return, Employment, U. S. conduct of Vietnam War, "Conflict" vs. "war", Vietnam veterans, Reflection.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1965-1968

Bulk Dates: 1965-1968


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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