Edward T.C. Lewis oral history interview, 1974.

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Edward T.C. Lewis oral history interview, 1974.

Lewis discusses his training; his attitude about going to Vietnam and his views on America's involvement there; his combat experiences; the influence of Christianity on his military life; the poor conduct of American soldiers; drug use, prostitution, and the black market; war protesters and draft resisters; the social conditions of the Vietnamese; his Vietnamese language training; military chaplains and religious services; and soldiers' attitudes toward Christianity.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours);Index (6 leaves)

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Lewis, Edward T. C.,

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Edward T.C. Lewis was drafted into the Marine Corps during his junior year at Louisiana State University. He was a radio operator when he served in Vietnam between August 1970 and May 1971. From the description of Edward T.C. Lewis oral history interview, 1974. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 73492267 ...

Talley, Robert H.

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...