Doug Field's interview for the Veterans History Project at Atlanta History Center

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Catalog Number: VIS 201.0626
In this interview, Douglas N. Field shares his experiences in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He describes his family background and early education. He won a sports scholarship to Rutgers University in New Jersey. He discusses how he came to join the Army and describes his basic training. During that time, the 1965 blackout that affected most of the east coast of the United States occurred, and he details how that affected his unit. He chronicles his Advanced Infantry Training as well as jump school. He describes his journey to Vietnam and his first impressions. He reports on his duties as part of a mortar team and several significant engagements in which he took part. He recounts being wounded as well as R&R in country and in Bangkok, describing the sensation of clean white sheets and a warm shower. He relates his feelings on coming home. He talks of his post-military career and family and his philosophy of the war.