- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Runo Carl Anderson
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph; Woods, Ed
Anderson, Runo Carl, 1946- - Date of Original:
- 2011-10-03
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Rheem Manufacturing Company
United States. Army. Psychological Operations Battalion, 5th
Wake Forest University
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (U.S.)
United States Information Agency
Montagnards
Radio Ban me thuot
Team 25 Darlac
nationbuilding
MAC-V
Air America - Location:
- Germany, Böblingen, 48.684969, 9.0113444
United Kingdom, England, RAF Greenham Common
United States, California, Mendocino County, Fort Bragg, 39.44572, -123.80529
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Kentucky, Hardin County, Fort Knox, 37.89113, -85.96363
United States, Virginia, City of Richmond, 37.55376, -77.46026
Vietnam, Buôn Mê Thuột, 12.6796827, 108.0447368
Vietnam, Ðak Lak, 12.8399392, 108.2284947 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Runo Anderson recalls his experiences serving in the United States Army 5th Psyop Battalion in Vietnam. He remembers growing up, attending Wake Forest University, and training for both psyops and airborne. He describes his duties as an airborne foreign language propaganda officer, working with a team of military and civilian officials in the highlands of Vietnam to "win the hearts and minds"of the people there. He recalls several incidents that occurred while he was assisting the medical personnel in the area as they treated Vietnamese civilians. He describes in detail one operation to save the life of a Vietnamese boy who had been accidentally shot by South Vietnamese troops. He reflects on how his military experience informed the rest of his life and career.
Runo Anderson served in the United States Army in Vietnam. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/300
- 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:
- 56:36
- 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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