No. 17 Larry Weist, 2014

File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

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Scope and Contents

Larry Weist was born in Pomona, California and talks about his life over two interviews. He served an LDS mission to Canada from 1964-1966. He was drafted in the army eight months after returning from his mission. He took basic training in 1967 at Fort Bliss, Texas, and received additional training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He was shipped to Vietnam, where he joined the 25th Infantry Division. He describes his activities there. Weist served as a radio operator and was injured twice during combat. He later worked as a clerk and photographer until completing his service in Vietnam. His professional career was as a journalist.

Interviewer: Vicky Newman

Dates

2014

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