| Title: |
Gary Smith
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| Local code: |
OH0325
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Texas Tech University. Vietnam Archive
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| Collection: |
Vietnam Archive Oral History Project
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| Description: |
(USA) Gary S. Smith, originally from Nobelsville, Indiana, served in the U.S. Army from 1971 until 1995. Gary went to South Vietnam in August 1971 as a part of the 981st Military Police Co. (Sentry Dog) as a Sentry Dog handler. He and Rolf, his black German Sheperd, were stationed at Tuy Hoa until he left the RVN in March 1972. Gary went on to serve the United States for another twenty-three years and participated in Operations JUST CAUSE in Panama, DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM in the Middle East, and RESTORE HOPE in Somalia. OH0325 - part of the Gary Smith Collection
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Smith, Gary
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Indiana; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Historical events discussed: |
Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; North America; United States; Vietnam
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Military camps--Vietnam; North America; Oral history; United States; United States--Armed Forces; United States--Military history; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Atrocities; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025429-27275
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