Template of the Vietnam War Interview

Background of your participant:

He was a traditional soldier fighting for the Vietnam war his beliefs were all from the
government and family. He would stop the vietnameese at ny cost he would join the military
where he would be one of the first soldiers to set foot in Vietnam after the gulf of tonkin:At the
age of 14 he would attempt his first underage enlistment but because of his small stature having
not reached his growth spurt,he was caught the military did not arrest or fine him however they
simply stated wait until you get a high school diploma. He painstakingly waited for 2 more years
and aced his exams and than he managed to pass the physical exam with flying colors. He was
at the Vietnam war until he was stabbed during a search and destroy he was examining a
village until he was stabbed in the back when he treated a young boy’s mother with disrespect.
He was paralyzed from the neck down. It was at that point is when he realized that even the
Vietnammees cared for their own family. That quickly made him the laughing stock of his family
he had a fight with his dad the argument was bad enough that he left his family for good and
went to live with his wife while not planning to contact them again but he still remembers the
positive times when there was a thief in the house and he used a knife to stab the thrive just like
the kid in Vietnam.
Name (Make one up):Jacque collier
Age:16-27
Where is he from:Waddy,Kentucky
How did he get involved in the war:He joined voluntarily because of his immense hatred of
communism and great patriotizem to his own country.
Time of Interview:
The Interview
Q=Question, A=Answer
Q.1:Why did you even want to stop communism in the first place and was that hate strong
enough that you would break the law?

A.1:Back in the day, I used to believe my old man I thought that anyone communist is the one
who will perish. That they are just straight-up egregious, corrupt shell of a human. Communism
is flawed in so many ways and capitalism has no flaws. My old man told me I was a hard worker
and any I wanted to achieve I would. He told me that if I was created in such a disastrous place
than I would be punished for my sinful action of working hard only gets me as far as the
sloth-like people sleeping while their earnings are increasing. If I wanted to save the world of all
this atrociousness of these heartless animals. I was self-determined to get rid of all the Viet
Cong's at any cost and I would stop at nothing to give salvation to the world and more
importantly my country. If had even a sliver of a chance for world salvation then I would do it.
Even if I fail a hundred times I only have to do it once.

Q.2:What was your responsibility as a soldier? What were your actions during the war? How
many Viet Congs did you think yo actually killed.
A.2: I had been forced by my past to be a murderous monster I had to kill anyone I thought was
communist which was everyone I saw being scared. I used to think that these animals aren't
deserving of life they were just wild animals waiting to be hunted. I was responsible for the
death of many people anyone even walking away were dead as soon as they took their first
step. However young how innocent they look there all dead especially if there attacking us like
they were in Tet Offensive. Now that I know both sides I know that most of the people I killed
were just scared. If I were them I would fight back immediately I couldn't handle my wife getting
killed.

Q.3: What did you feel when you right before you were stabbed? How did you feel?

A.3: I would have done the exact same if I were him this really opened my eyes to see that the
Viet Congs don’t betray each other that easily and that they really are humans not just
animals.Without that experience I would still believe in my dad’s lessons about american
superiority over all nations. I didn’t realize that the Vietnameese were actually people but I killed
them without knowing.

Q.4:Why was the war started? Who is the one that started it?

A.4:Before the classified documents were declassified all we know is that the Vietnameese
brutally attacked us in the gulf of tonkin. We were told they attacked us so we must not only
defend but take over their country. Since the documents were released we now know that it was
exaggerated but the Vietnameese still attacked us s it’s still their fault.

Q.5:What did you think about the kent state shootings?

A.5: I was in outrage, I joined this war to stop the communist not for my own people to be killed I
didn’t know the details at the time but just hearing that we were known fighting each other is
insane I imagined if my wife would be killed but I had to continue on to serve my country.

Q.6:What is your opinion on draft dodgers? Are they traitors?

A.6:I think that is an easy question they are humilities to our country. If you don’t want to serve
than you might as well be a murderer.Breaking the most important law is not acceptable. Noonw
should survive after something as awful as that.

Q.7:Do you have any regrets about joining the war?

A.7:Well, if I didn't volunteer then I would not have been drafted and could have life with my
girlfriend at the time. She would have been happy if I didn’t go to war but she knew I was
adamant about going to war. When I came back she was ecstatic. If I could have not been so
one sided I would have not volunteered just support.
The Conclusion:
Would your participant support the Vietnam War? Explain your reasoning.

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