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No. 1 Darwin H. Beuning, 2014

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Scope and Contents Darwin Hank Beuning is a Vietnam War veteran originally from Melrude, Minnesota and currently living in Utah. He began his service in 1965 as an Army radio operator translating Morse code in Phu Bai, Vietnam. After his first tour, he went into the Air Force and served as a personnel specialist in Thailand and Taiwan through 1974. Beuning tells a detailed story of the conditions and his experiences as a radio operator in Phu Bai, and the complexities of the Vietnam War. He also talks about...
Dates: 2014

No. 2 Donald E. Brown, 2014

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Scope and Contents Donald Brown’s first exposure to the military was through one of his uncles. Early in his life, Brown knew he wanted to be a pilot. He went to pilot training at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas and then went to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. After pilot training, Brown went to several survival trainings, and then was sent to Vietnam. He describes some of his missions in Vietnam and the difficulties and risks he faced. Brown explains his understanding and opinions of the...
Dates: 2014

No. 3 William W. Hansen, 2014

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Scope and Contents William W. Hansen talks about growing up in Utah and his first experiences with the military and with veterans growing up in the Rose Park area of Salt Lake City. Hansen volunteered to go to Vietnam in 1967. Throughout this interview, Hansen describes his experiences as an officer in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam, both on the battlefield and off. He talks about specific missions and battles and he explains his opinions of the war and the results and consequences of the war....
Dates: 2014

No. 4 Ronald C. Jones, 2014

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Scope and Contents Ronald Jones discusses his early life and career in the military. He talks about his training and his first assignments. Jones served two tours in Vietnam and he describes the work he did there as a pilot flying medevac missions. He tells several stories about rescues and the dangers he faced while flying. Jones then describes slides and photographs he gathered while in Vietnam. Finally, he discusses the difficulties of returning home after Vietnam and the repercussions of the war. ...
Dates: 2014

No. 5 James P. "J.P." Morgan, 2014

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Scope and Contents From an early age, J.P. Morgan was fascinated by airplanes and flying. He went to ROTC at the University of Washington. After graduating, he went to undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base in Phoenix, Arizona. Morgan then went to survival school at Stead Air Force Base near Reno, Nevada. He then went through advanced training at Seward Air Force Base in Nashville, Tennessee and was given an assignment in France. He describes a few highlights of his time in France. Mr. Morgan...
Dates: 2014

No. 6 Craig "Stu" Shipley, 2014

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Scope and Contents Growing up, Stu Shipley idolized his uncle, who was in the Marine Corps. He left high school to join the Marines in 1964 and soon after was sent to Vietnam. He talks about his time in boot camp as well as his time training in the Philippines. Shipley was first stationed in Da Nang and describes arriving to the Air Force base there, as well as his main job there. He details a few of his assignments. He talks about the mental and emotional difficulties of the war. He also describes the...
Dates: 2014

No. 7 William Jesse Rutledge, 2010

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Scope and Contents William Rutledge was drafted while attending BYU as a civil engineering student. He wanted to be a pilot and scored extremely high on an Army flight aptitude test. He describes basic training and his secondary flight training. Rutledge was then deployed to Long Binh Air Force Base in Vietnam and then to An Loc. He flew for the search and destroy unit and describes his unit’s missions in Cambodia. He talks about seeing an ambush by the Viet Cong that killed 141 people, for which he won the...
Dates: 2010

No. 8 Benjamin Bowthorpe, 2014

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Scope and Contents Benjamin Bowthorpe grew up in Utah. After graduating high school, Bowthorpe joined the Air Force. He describes the various training schools he went through to become a pilot and then a captain. He tells a few stories about training and spending time on air bases, including one about his first flight training, which ended in a crash landing. Bowthorpe spent time in Iwo Jima as part of air traffic control at the air base there. He was then stationed in Okinawa. Bowthorpe then talks about his...
Dates: 2014

No. 9 Carl T. Brown, 2005

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Scope and Contents Carl Brown grew up in New Hampshire. He went into the Army as a wheeled and tracked vehicle mechanic in 1966 shortly after graduating from high school. He describes his training, as well as his responsibilities as a mechanic. Brown went to Vietnam and was stationed at Cu Chi where he drove a dump truck for six months. He had to do the driver’s job and the mechanic’s job on the truck. Brown then became an E-4 for a supply and transportation battalion and eventually a Spec 5, E-5, working to...
Dates: 2005

No. 9 Carl T. Brown, 2005

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Scope and Contents Carl Brown grew up in New Hampshire. He went into the Army as a wheeled and tracked vehicle mechanic in 1966 shortly after graduating from high school. He describes his training, as well as his responsibilities as a mechanic. Brown went to Vietnam and was stationed at Cu Chi where he drove a dump truck for six months. He had to do the driver’s job and the mechanic’s job on the truck. Brown then became an E-4 for a supply and transportation battalion and eventually a Spec 5, E-5, working to...
Dates: 2005

No. 10 Daniel Andrew Campos, 2005

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Scope and Contents Daniel Campos joined the military after a California judge gave him an ultimatum of serving in the military or going to juvenile prison. He joined the Army as a cook in 1962. Although Campos got in a fight his first night at basic training, he eventually graduated number two in his class. He was asked to go into the Airborne, then Ranger School, then Pathfinder School, and then, at seventeen and a half, he was invited to try out for Special Forces Group. Campos was sent to Vietnam in...
Dates: 2005

No. 11 Kimel Fisher, 2014

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Scope and Contents Kimel Fisher was born and raised in Salt Lake City. After high school, Kimel attended the University of Utah for a year and was then called on an LDS mission to northern Germany. Very soon after returning home from Germany, Kimel was drafted. In order to go to school earlier, he decided to enlist so he could finish his two years active duty sooner. Kimel reported to Fort Ord, California for basic training. After basic training Kimel was assigned to advanced infantry training and then...
Dates: 2014

No. 12 James E. Slade, 2014

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Scope and Contents James Slade talks about his early life in Colorado and Utah. Shortly after Mr. Slade returned from an LDS mission in England he was drafted and sent to Vietnam. Slade went to Fort Ord in California for basic training. After Fort Ord, he was sent to Fort Gordon in Georgia where he trained to be an infantryman. Slade then went to parachute jump school in Fort Benning in Georgia. He was then sent to Vietnam. Slade describes arriving in Vietnam and joining the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol....
Dates: 2014

No. 13 David “Larry” Steed, 2014

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Scope and Contents Over two interviews, Larry Steed describes his perspective of the Vietnam War as three different wars. Steed describes the risks to fighter pilots in different geographical regions of the war. He then talks about his childhood, his interest in World War II, and his early fascination with aviation. In college, Steed joined the military and was sent to a training camp in the Bay Area of California and then to pilot training in Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. After Lackland, he went to...
Dates: 2014

No. 14 Michael Stever, 2014

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Scope and Contents Mike Stever enlisted and after basic training camp he qualified for Special Forces. He was sent to Vietnam on the borders of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Stever’s specialties were medic and communications. His jobs were to organize and train the Montagnards and to monitor enemy communications. Stever describes his transition into a battle mentality. He then talks about a writing class for veterans he is taking and some of the post-traumatic stress he has experienced. Stever details some of...
Dates: 2014

No. 15 Kenneth Tolpinrud, 2014

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Scope and Contents Tolpinrud is a graduate of the University of Utah. He received a draft notice in 1967, joined the Marines, and was accepted into Officers Candidate School. He was shipped to Vietnam in November 1967 to join G Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. He started as the weapons platoon commander, then served as 3rd Platoon commander for seven months. Completed more than a dozen operations, some of which he describes. He was in Vietnam for a total of thirteen months, the final two months of which he...
Dates: 2014

No. 16 Phuong Van Dam and Thu Nguyen, 2015

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Scope and Contents Phuong Van Dam and Thu Nguyen discuss their experiences in Vietnam during and after the war. Thu Nguyen talks about his military service, his escape from a POW camp, and describes piloting an escape boat away from Vietnam. Phuong Van Dam was a pilot in the South Vietnamese air force and he tells his story of flying out of Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. Both Phuong and Thu talk about transitioning from Vietnam to America and adjusting to American culture. Interviewer: Vicky...
Dates: 2015

No. 17 Larry Weist, 2014

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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...
Dates: 2014