Laos, Ho Chi Minh Trail, 17.48333, 106.6United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Duluth, 34.00288, -84.14464United States, Illinois, Chanute Air Force Base, 40.2963196, -88.1449834314856United States, Texas, Lackland Air Force Base, 29.3862862, -98.6009000913122Vietnam, Da Nang, 16.06778, 108.22083Vietnam, Nha Trang, 12.2431693, 109.1898675Bruckner, William Joseph; Hilliard, TonyBennett, Daniel Lawrence, 1947-2011-04-18In this interview, Dan Bennett recalls his experiences serving in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He describes his upbringing and his parents' reaction to his enlistment. He recalls his training and his duties maintaining AC-47 gunships and later flying with the crews of C-119 aircraft as a flight engineer. He comments on the political differences in conducting the war between his first tour in 1967 and his second in 1971. He describes an incident that occurred in the airport on his return to the United States when he was physically accosted by an individual in the airport because of his service in Vietnam.Dan Bennett served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.Keywords: "Triple-A," "Chicken plate," "Rocket City"video/quicktimehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterAC-119 (Gunship)AC-47 (Gunship)Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, AmericanUnited States. Air Force. Special Operations Squadron, 4thZantop International AirlinesUnited States. Federal Aviation AdministrationGatling gun20mm cannonOperation Niagara92nd Helicopter Assault Company (United States Army)Flack vestOral history interview of Daniel Lawrence BennettMovingImage