Oral history interview with Tony Ramirez, 2007 December 08.

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Oral history interview with Tony Ramirez, 2007 December 08.

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Interview with Tony Ramirez, an Army veteran and a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, concerning his childhood in Chickasha, Ok. and Fort Worth, Tex.; enlistment in the U.S. Army at age fourteen; training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. and Ft. Benning, Ga.; deployment during Cuban Missile Crisis; discharge from Army and enlistment in U.S Marine Corps; training at Camp Pendleton, Cal.; deployment with 3rd Marines near border with North Vietnam; later experiences with 26th and 9th Marines; combat experiences; 'search and destroy" missions; experiences as a "tunnel rat"; drug use among American soldiers; circumstances of three battlefield injuries during two tours of duty; postwar adjustment; civilian career; involvement in various veterans' groups and volunteer work in Fort Worth.

55 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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