Australia, -25.0, 135.0United States, Alabama, Dale County, Fort Rucker, 31.34282, -85.71538United States, California, Solano County, Travis Air Force Base, 38.26845, -121.93373United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Kennesaw, 34.02343, -84.61549United States, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, 35.22709, -80.84313Vietnam, Ð?ng Nai, Long Bình, 10.9431631, 106.8792045Vietnam, Long Khánh, 10.9335279, 107.2416829Bruckner, William Joseph; Hilliard, TonySoiset, Roger Harold, 1946-2011-01-21In this interview, Roger Soiset describes his experiences serving as a United States Army infantry officer during the Vietnam War. He recalls his upbringing, education, and military training and recalls his feelings and impressions upon arriving in Vietnam. Soiset describes the day to day living conditions and activities of his unit while in the jungle, including several ambushes they experienced. He recalls losing two fellow soldiers who were killed while trying to outflank an enemy position and the effect this had on other soldiers in the unit. He currently teaches a Vietnam War course that he created at Southern Polytechnic State University (now Kennesaw State University) and comments on the Vietnamese students who have attended his class because their parents would not discuss the war and they wanted to learn about it.Roger Soiset served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.video/quicktimehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterBronze Star Medal (U.S.)Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, AmericanThornton, Lynwood Keeton, 1949-1970Thonen, James Leo, 1949-1970Citadel Academy (Charleston, S.C.)United States. Army. Light Infantry Brigade, 199thSouthern Polytechnic State UniversityKennesaw State UniversityCalifornia State University, Long Beach199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, Bravo CompanyKit Carson scoutRough PuffsThe Two Dollar Bill (book)C-4 (explosive)Oral history interview of Roger Harold SoisetMovingImage