Interviews, 2000.

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Interviews, 2000.

Typescripts of interviews conducted by Albert Winkler of Special Collections of Brigham Young University on 15 and 23 March, 7 April, and 21 July 2000. Gardner often went by the name "Face" which is the name that appears on the transcripts of the interviews. He tells about his experiences in Vietnam and Laos during the Vietnam War and his excursion into China. Gardner talks about the foolishness and brutality of war and also tells about how the experience impacted on him. Also included are drafts of Gardner's book "A Slow Walk Through the Gardens of Hell" which is about his experiences at war.

4 folders (2 linear in.) + 4 cassette tapes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7669964

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Winkler, A. J. (Albert Julius), 1894-1989

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Albert Winkler is the American and British History librarian at Brigham Young University and has been a senior librarian since 1979. He received his BA and MA from Utah State University in 1973 and 1976, an MA from the Catholic University of America in 1980, and an MLS and PhD from Brigham Young University in 1981 and 1982, respectively. From the description of Albert Winkler research papers, 1790-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367884541 ...

Gardner, James L. (James Louis), 1939-

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Gardner was "Lieutenant equivalent" during the Vietnam War where he served for the Central Intelligence Agency. He also taught English in Japan and later was a cataloger for the Genealogy department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah. From the description of Interviews, 2000. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 53517461 ...