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DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-695
title: Jerry Van, We Were Going to Vietnam

description: [profile bio] Jerry Van is a Vietnam War Veteran and member of the Los Angeles Chapter of Veterans for Peace. He currently helps setup the Arlington West Memorial next to the Santa Monica Pier every weekend. His grandfather was a World War I veteran and his father was a World War II veteran. He graduated high school in 1965. Two years after in 1967, he was given a court order for training. At that time, he was a mechanic that worked closely with truck engines. Since he was diagnosed medically for his heart disorder and wasn't fully cleared by his doctor, he was offered work as an engineer instead of working as a foot soldier. [profiler bio] Christine Nielsen is a Communication and Entrepreneurship student from Norway. Luis Villanueva studies Business at the Marshall School of Business Kevin Lee Studies Business at the Marshall School of Business Matt McKinney studies Business at the Marshall School of Business. He enjoys traveling and has his own business.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-125
title: Tony Vargas, From City Boy to First Target

description: [profile bio] Tony Vargas is a Los Angeles native who was a a machine gunner in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. After receiving a Purple Heart for a wound he received during the Tet Offensive, he went home and began his civilian life. Tony mentioned off camera that he has no bitterness at all about what happened to him in Vietnam, and feels that his being there was part of a much larger divine plan. He is now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and spends a lot of his time serving his community through his calling and responsibilities within the same. [profiler bio] Nick Bopp is a senior majoring in Computer Engineering / Computer Science. Paul Martinez is a junior majoring in Architecture.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-127
title: Tony Vargas, From City Boy to First Target

description: [profile bio] Tony Vargas is a Los Angeles native who was a a machine gunner in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. After receiving a Purple Heart for a wound he received during the Tet Offensive, he went home and began his civilian life. Tony mentioned off camera that he has no bitterness at all about what happened to him in Vietnam, and feels that his being there was part of a much larger divine plan. He is now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and spends a lot of his time serving his community through his calling and responsibilities within the same. [profiler bio] Nick Bopp is a senior majoring in Computer Engineering / Computer Science. Paul Martinez is a junior majoring in Architecture.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-128
title: Tony Vargas, From City Boy to First Target

description: [profile bio] Tony Vargas is a Los Angeles native who was a a machine gunner in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. After receiving a Purple Heart for a wound he received during the Tet Offensive, he went home and began his civilian life. Tony mentioned off camera that he has no bitterness at all about what happened to him in Vietnam, and feels that his being there was part of a much larger divine plan. He is now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and spends a lot of his time serving his community through his calling and responsibilities within the same. [profiler bio] Nick Bopp is a senior majoring in Computer Engineering / Computer Science. Paul Martinez is a junior majoring in Architecture.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-864
title: Randy Weaver, Avoiding the draft, by enlisting

description: [profile bio] John "Randy" Weaver was born in 1945 in San Diego. In October of 1966 he joined the United States Navy in favor of being drafted into the Army or Marines. He served active duty from 1966 to 1968. In 1968 he was serving in the combat zone ( Danang, Camron Bay, and Murder Beach) for nine months. He was finally discharged in 1972. He returned home to the U.S. and graduated from the Marshall school of business at USC. [profiler bio] Jackson Petty is a senior mechanical engineering major with a background in oilfield technology and robotics. Eisuke Ohga is a Junior majoring in film production. Hrant Darbinyan is a Junior majoring in Economics.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-130
title: Tony Vargas, From City Boy to First Target

description: [profile bio] Tony Vargas is a Los Angeles native who was a a machine gunner in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. After receiving a Purple Heart for a wound he received during the Tet Offensive, he went home and began his civilian life. Tony mentioned off camera that he has no bitterness at all about what happened to him in Vietnam, and feels that his being there was part of a much larger divine plan. He is now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and spends a lot of his time serving his community through his calling and responsibilities within the same. [profiler bio] Nick Bopp is a senior majoring in Computer Engineering / Computer Science. Paul Martinez is a junior majoring in Architecture.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-133
title: Tony Vargas, From City Boy to First Target

description: [profile bio] Tony Vargas is a Los Angeles native who was a a machine gunner in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. After receiving a Purple Heart for a wound he received during the Tet Offensive, he went home and began his civilian life. Tony mentioned off camera that he has no bitterness at all about what happened to him in Vietnam, and feels that his being there was part of a much larger divine plan. He is now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and spends a lot of his time serving his community through his calling and responsibilities within the same. [profiler bio] Nick Bopp is a senior majoring in Computer Engineering / Computer Science. Paul Martinez is a junior majoring in Architecture.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-407
title: William Ward, Overwhelmed with Knowledge

description: [profile bio] William A. Ward was born in 1942 in Denver Colorado, and served the United States Military for 2 years. As a competent typist, William first arrived in Saigon in 1963, and worked in an old French military compound where he participated in the efforts to advise the Southern Vietnamese government. Upon returning to the United States, he attended the University of Arizona and attained a degree in linguistics. He later moved to Long Beach, and has since been an active member in the VFA. [profiler bio] Connor Ross is a Junior majoring in Environmental Studies, from Los Angeles, CA. Corrina Nedell is a Senior majoring in Animation and Digital Arts, from Boulder CO. Sam Butler is Junior majoring in Chemical Engineering, from Spokane WA. All three attend the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-408
title: William Ward, Overwhelmed with Knowledge

description: [profile bio] William A. Ward was born in 1942 in Denver Colorado, and served the United States Military for 2 years. As a competent typist, William first arrived in Saigon in 1963, and worked in an old French military compound where he participated in the efforts to advise the Southern Vietnamese government. Upon returning to the United States, he attended the University of Arizona and attained a degree in linguistics. He later moved to Long Beach, and has since been an active member in the VFA. [profiler bio] Connor Ross is a Junior majoring in Environmental Studies, from Los Angeles, CA. Corrina Nedell is a Senior majoring in Animation and Digital Arts, from Boulder CO. Sam Butler is Junior majoring in Chemical Engineering, from Spokane WA. All three attend the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-410
title: William Ward, Overwhelmed with Knowledge

description: [profile bio] William A. Ward was born in 1942 in Denver Colorado, and served the United States Military for 2 years. As a competent typist, William first arrived in Saigon in 1963, and worked in an old French military compound where he participated in the efforts to advise the Southern Vietnamese government. Upon returning to the United States, he attended the University of Arizona and attained a degree in linguistics. He later moved to Long Beach, and has since been an active member in the VFA. [profiler bio] Connor Ross is a Junior majoring in Environmental Studies, from Los Angeles, CA. Corrina Nedell is a Senior majoring in Animation and Digital Arts, from Boulder CO. Sam Butler is Junior majoring in Chemical Engineering, from Spokane WA. All three attend the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-885
title: Minh Nguyen, America Is My Country Now

description: [profile bio] Minh Nguyen was born in Saigon, South Vietnam in 1948, growing up during a momentous time for Vietnam - the French were leaving and the US was coming in to take their place. In 1966, Minh joined the Vietnamese navy, where he served as a medic until the end of the war. Serving in the navy, he helped fight the North Vietnamese in a battle in the province of Ca Mau from 1968-69. Despite being active in the war, Minh still found time to have a family life, marrying his wife Hiep in 1972. After the war, Minh spent three and a half years in a re-education camp where he was forced to do hard labor, including going into the jungles to collect dead bodies and clean up debris left from the US bombing campaign. In 1984, four years after being released from the re-education camp, Minh and his family came to the US after his brother, who was already in the US, found a sponsor for Minh. Minh, Hiep, and their three children now live in Moreno Valley, CA. Special thanks to Janet Nhan, who connected us to her uncle, Mr. Nguyen, for this interview, and for translating his responses. [profiler bio] Eric Norwine is a Junior from St. Charles, Missouri. He is currently studying Film and Communication at the University of Southern California. Avram Munoz is a Sophomore from San Antonio, Texas. He is currently studying Philosophy at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-889
title: Minh Nguyen, America Is My Country Now

description: [profile bio] Minh Nguyen was born in Saigon, South Vietnam in 1948, growing up during a momentous time for Vietnam - the French were leaving and the US was coming in to take their place. In 1966, Minh joined the Vietnamese navy, where he served as a medic until the end of the war. Serving in the navy, he helped fight the North Vietnamese in a battle in the province of Ca Mau from 1968-69. Despite being active in the war, Minh still found time to have a family life, marrying his wife Hiep in 1972. After the war, Minh spent three and a half years in a re-education camp where he was forced to do hard labor, including going into the jungles to collect dead bodies and clean up debris left from the US bombing campaign. In 1984, four years after being released from the re-education camp, Minh and his family came to the US after his brother, who was already in the US, found a sponsor for Minh. Minh, Hiep, and their three children now live in Moreno Valley, CA. Special thanks to Janet Nhan, who connected us to her uncle, Mr. Nguyen, for this interview, and for translating his responses. [profiler bio] Eric Norwine is a Junior from St. Charles, Missouri. He is currently studying Film and Communication at the University of Southern California. Avram Munoz is a Sophomore from San Antonio, Texas. He is currently studying Philosophy at the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-391
title: Tien Dac Nguyen, We were Just Happy to Get Out

description: [profile bio] Tien Nguyen is an engineer for the United States Navy based in Port Hueneme in Oxnard, California. He was born in Vietnam and served in the South Vietnamese Navy alongside Americans in the Vietnam War. Mr. Nguyen was a college student when the war began and he was forced to leave school to join either the army or the navy, and he chose the latter. Tien served on a fiberglass patrol river boat with an American supervisor patrolling the Mekong River. The experience brought him many engagements with the Viet Cong and was deeply scarring for him. His service on the Mekong River caused him post-traumatic stress for around ten years after the war. After the war, Tien Nguyen spent over a year emigrating to the United States, with stops in Singapore, a refugee camp in the Philippines, Guam, and finally Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California. He then took several jobs earning almost no money while trying to learn English and finish college. Mr. Nguyen finished his college at Cal State Long Beach and took an engineering job with the United States Navy, a job that he still holds. Mr. Nguyen married in the United States and had a son who is a student at USC and a standout on the USC Tennis Team. Mr. Nguyen considers himself an embodiment of the American Dream. [profiler bio] Billy Cavanaugh is a junior majoring in Business-Cinematic Arts from Dallas, Texas.; Peter Williams is a junior majoring in Communication with a minor in Business Law from La Canada, California.; Peter Lucassen is a junior international student from Amsterdam studying International Relations. Peter is a stand-out player on USC's back-to-back National Champion tennis team. Ery Pitojo is a senior studying Business Finance.; Ery is from Jakarta, Indonesia.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-558
title: Tien D (Bunny) Nguyen, My Family's Experience in the Vietnam War

description: [profile bio] Tien D Nguyen, who goes by the name Bunny, is currently a cinematic arts undergraduate student in the University of Southern California. She was born and raised in Vietnam, and attended an American international school in Vietnam for her middle school and high school education. Her family, most noticeably her mother and her grandparents, took part in the Vietnam War. Her family has immigrated to America, and they now reside in Irvine, California. [profiler bio] Justin Yong Jia Tan is currently a sophomore in the University of California pursuing an economics degree. Laura Liuxuan Gao is a second-year accounting major of the University of Southern California. Adam Boyang Lu is a sophomore physics and applied math major in the University of Southern California.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-463
title: Father Truc Nguyen, Memory, Revisitation & Healing

description: [profile bio] Truc Nguyen grew up in Vietnam, near Saigon, until 1975 just before the fall of Saigon when he and his family left Vietnam for California as refugees of the American war in Vietnam. He is currently a Catholic Priest in Los Angeles, CA. [profiler bio] Monika is a graduating senior from USC majoring in Political Science and American Studies & Ethnicity. She is attending law school in the fall at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall. Jiheun is a senior at USC from Korea. He will graduate this spring with a major in Business Administration. Alain was born in Mexico City and migrated to the United States in 2000. He currently studies architecture at USC, and is scheduled to graduate in 2012.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-846
title: The Pilot: Scott Roberts

description: [profile bio] Howard Stowe Roberts, Jr. was born on March 31, 1939 in Pensacola, Florida. He enlisted at seventeen years-old in the United States Marine Corps in 1957 prior to graduation from high school. He completed recruit training at MCB Parris Island, South Carolina. Following six months of training, including infantry training at MCB Camp Jejune, North Carolina, he was released into the Marine Corps Reserves and accompanied his parents to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Scott completed high school in Honolulu and later graduated from college in 1963 as a Commissioned second lieutenant in the Marines. After completion of basic infantry officer training at Quantico, Virginia, he transferred to NAS Pensacola to train as a pilot. Mr. Roberts reported to his first helicopter squadron at New River, North Carolina; part of Camp Jejune. Soon thereafter, he embarked aboard an aircraft carrier to assist in putting down a rebellion in the Dominican Republic. During the latter part of 1965, his squadron deployed to Futima Airbase, Okinawa prior to insertion into Vietnam. He arrived in DaNang during the huge buildup there. He later went to Quinoun where he supported the Republic of Korea, Tiger Division and elements of the hundred and first airborne division. Following his tour of fourteen months, he was transferred back to the Training Command in Pensacola as a flight instructor where he completed a three year tour before resigning his commission to go with the airlines as a pilot. Today Scott says he will never forget his service. Semper Fidelis means "Always Faithful." "That's what it means and that's what we are!" - Scott Roberts [profiler bio] Jake Rogers is from Laguna Beach, CA and currently a senior. He is studying finance at the Marshall School of Business here at USC. Pansy Tran is from Torrance, California and is currently a sophomore at USC Marshall School of Business studying finance. Alex Man is from Palo Alto, California and is currently studying computer science at USC Viterbi. David Schall is from Pasadena, California and currently studying communications at USC Annenberg.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-397
title: Leo Solis, My Body Is My Evidence

description: [profile bio] Leo Solis was drafted into the Army in 1968 and during his time in the Army he was wounded several times, his platoon-mates dubbing him ""Tin Can"" because of it. He was temporarily paralyzed from his injuries, earning him a medical discharge from the Army in 1969. Within a year, and with lots of rehabilitation, he was walking again. Within that year, however, the Department of Veterans Affairs demanded that he return to get his disability (which had previously been put at 50%) reevaluated to make sure that he was not ""scamming the government."" This reevaluation reduced his benefits by 10%, making him feel wronged, and so he never wanted to be treated at the Veterans Affairs Facility ever again. Mr. Solis has worked his way up in the ranks of physical special effects and currently has his own special effects rental business. He has worked on such wide-ranging films as Pirates of the Carribbean and Inception. A link to his work is below: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813105/ The nature of his work has made it difficult for him to function with the lasting effects of his injuries, namely the malformation of his leg, where his calf has almost completely atrophied. Mr. Solis lives in Granada Hills, California near his family and still works in the special effects business, creating explosions, rain, snow, hail, gunfire, you name it. He does not see his experience in Vietnam as one that drastically changed him emotionally, but physically it has forever left its impact. [profiler bio] Trenton Lum Junior, Biological Sciences He is applying to change his major to Film & TV Production in the college of Cinematic Arts to fight for social improvement and fair representation for Asians and Asian-Americans. Kasey Vaughn Junior, Political Science, Air Force ROTC (Minor in Air and Space Studies) "Leo Solis is my Great Uncle, and it wasn't until we did this project that I heard a lot of his Vietnam stories. As a ROTC Cadet and member of the USAF I took this class wanting to learn as much as I could about the Vietnam War. I was fortunate enough to be able to learn about my family as well along the way." Harrison Wong Senior, Economics "As an Asian, it is interesting to learn about how history that we learn is different from reality" Justin Lewis Junior, Accounting
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-650
title: Betsy Starman, "Nobody Came Home Unaffected" - Perspective from an Anti-War Protester

description: [profile bio] Betsy Starman was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1949. She spent most of her childhood and adolescence in Atlanta, where she experienced the transition to the "hippie" era as well as the Vietnam War. Betsy became addicted to drugs during this time period, and was involved in the anti-war movement. After people were drafted and began to return from the war, she moved to California to avoid having to see her friends come back as changed individuals, or not coming home at all. Now that she has been clean for 28 years, Betsy works as an addiction treatment specialist. She opened her own business approximately 12 years ago to help establish treatment centers and provide addiction outreach on Skid Row. She has a daughter who is currently attending Pepperdine University. [profiler bio] Nathan Lee is a sophomore, born and raised in SoCal, studying Business and Communication Design at USC. Alec Morris is a graduating senior from New York studying Music Industry at USC. Rebecca Seifert is a sophomore from Arizona, who is currently studying Biological Sciences at USC. Christine Shiau is a sophomore from Kansas studying Chemical Engineering at USC.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-652
title: Betsy Starman, "Nobody Came Home Unaffected" - Perspective from an Anti-War Protester

description: [profile bio] Betsy Starman was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1949. She spent most of her childhood and adolescence in Atlanta, where she experienced the transition to the "hippie" era as well as the Vietnam War. Betsy became addicted to drugs during this time period, and was involved in the anti-war movement. After people were drafted and began to return from the war, she moved to California to avoid having to see her friends come back as changed individuals, or not coming home at all. Now that she has been clean for 28 years, Betsy works as an addiction treatment specialist. She opened her own business approximately 12 years ago to help establish treatment centers and provide addiction outreach on Skid Row. She has a daughter who is currently attending Pepperdine University. [profiler bio] Nathan Lee is a sophomore, born and raised in SoCal, studying Business and Communication Design at USC. Alec Morris is a graduating senior from New York studying Music Industry at USC. Rebecca Seifert is a sophomore from Arizona, who is currently studying Biological Sciences at USC. Christine Shiau is a sophomore from Kansas studying Chemical Engineering at USC.
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-64
title: Martha Surwillo, You Don't Just Come Home Once

description: [profile bio] Martha Surwillo was born and raised in the state of Illinois with her two sisters by her mother and father. Her father was a banker and businessman. During the war, she was a little girl, but then she moved out to California to attend Whittier College where she received a degree in childhood development. While she was there she met James Surwillo, a helicopter machine gunner from the Vietnam War. They would marry in 1986 and be married for 23 years. Together they raised two kids, Hannah and Grace. She currently teaches preschool and runs a small business. Martha continues to live in Whittier with her youngest daughter and new husband. She is thoroughly involved in her community through organizations such as her church and the National Charity League. [profiler bio] Bruce Bearer Briana Chue Adrian Navarro Brooke Turpin
DOI: 10.25549/viet-c80-295
title: Trent Young, Experiences of an American Soldier

description: [profile bio] Trent Young is an American Vietnam veteran who grew up in a military family on the East Coast. He joined the United States Air Force immediately after his high school graduation in 1971 and was stationed in Saigon until the conclusion of the war. Trent now resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife Ava and drives FedEx routes between Arizona and California. He has published a book about his experiences titled "And That's The Way It Was". [profiler bio] Jordan is a junior at the University of Southern California majoring in Biological Sciences. Michael is a senior majoring in Business. Jeremy is a freshman majoring in International Relations/Global Business.