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Video | South Vietnamese Veteran Describes Experience in “Re-education” Camp After Vietnam War | Hien Van Le spent 21 years in the South Vietnamese military. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was the Head of Military Intelligence of the South Vietnamese Marine Corps from 1970 until the Fall of Saigon on April 30,1975. |
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Video | Vietnam War Veteran Describes Precautions Taken When Returning to U.S. | Dan Gannon is a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He spent more than 300 days in combat, rising to the rank of Captain before leaving the military. |
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Video | Vietnam War Veteran Describes Experience Returning to U.S. | Caesar Smith was a career military officer who served two tours in Vietnam. In this segment from Iowa Experience: Vietnam, Smith describes the political climate in the United States as he and other soldiers returned from the war. |
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Video | A U.S. Platoon Leader Remembers Vietnam | Dan Gannon is a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He spent more than 300 days in combat, rising to the rank of Captain before leaving the military. |
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Video | A U.S. Soldier Recalls Vietnam War Battle Experiences | U.S. veteran Caesar Smith gives a first hand account of the fighting conditions in Vietnam. Caesar Smith was a career military officer who served two tours in Vietnam. In 1964, he was a U.S. advisor to South Vietnamese troops. |
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Video | U.S. Vietnam War Veteran Shares Perspective on the North Vietnamese | Caesar Smith was a career military officer who served two tours in Vietnam. In 1964, he was a U.S. advisor to South Vietnamese troops, returning as a soldier in 1968. |
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Video | U.S. Army Veteran’s Perspective on the Mindset of the South Vietnamese Soldiers During the Vietnam War | Caesar Smith gives his perspective on the mindset of South Vietnamese soldiers he served with who had been fighting for their country's freedom since World War II. Smith was a career military officer who served two tours in Vietnam. In 1964, he was a U.S. advisor to South Vietnamese troops. |