- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Russell Redding
- Creator:
- Marsh, Alan
Redding, Russell, 1942- - Date of Original:
- 2000-05-27
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Tet Offensive, 1968
United States. Navy. SEALs
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 9th
Atlanta History Center
Georgia Military Academy
Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association
Việt-Cộng
Communism
interdiction
informants
interrogation
torture
Geneva Convention
Stoner 63
M-79
M-16
AR-15
starlight scope
malaria tablets
Saigon (Vietnam) - Location:
- Cambodia, Mekong River Delta
Taiwan, 23.69781, 120.960515
United States, California, San Diego County, Amphibious Base Coronado, 32.65867, -117.15567
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133
Vietnam, Chợ Lớn, 10.7514918, 106.6604732
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, 10.7758439, 106.7017555
Vietnam, Mekong River Delta - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Russell Redding recalls his history as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. He relates the founding and purpose of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association. He describes his youth and education as well as how he entered the Navy and became a SEAL. He gives a brief history of the SEALs. He outlines a brief history of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the USS Maddox (DD 731) and the USS Turner Joy (DD 951). The mission of his unit was "Operation Game Warden." He describes the difference between World War II and Vietnam. He discusses the culture and living conditions in Vietnam. After his tours in Vietnam, he was attached to the Army as an adviser for a joint exercise with the Chinese. He discusses the aftermath of the war in American society and how the war helped him appreciate the little things in life.
Russell Redding was a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/290
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 1:00:15
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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