Robert L. Wooten oral history interview, 1975.

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Robert L. Wooten oral history interview, 1975.

Wooten discusses his work supervising the motor pool and overseeing supply shipments, life at the base at Chu Lai, his duties in the United States between tours, jungle training school in Panama, his work as an adviser including his relationships with Vietnamese in rural villages, the influence of the Viet Cong in the villages, Vietnamese cultural customs, prostitution, substance abuse among American soldiers, and the reasons the United States failed to succeed in Vietnam.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours);Index (4 leaves)

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