Philippines, Subic Bay, 14.8203471, 120.281528722201Singapore, 1.352083, 103.819836United States, California, San Diego County, San Diego, 32.71571, -117.16472United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport, 41.4901, -71.31283Hilliard, Tony (Anthony Stephen), 1944-Lett, Anthony Forrest, 1945-2016-06-27In this interview, Tony Lett recalls his experiences serving in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He remembers growing up in Atlanta, the son of a World War II veteran who served on the USS Yorktown. He remembers listening to the stories his father's shipmates would tell when they visited the family. He describes his education, his reasons for joining the Navy, his training, and his first voyage to Vietnam. He was assigned to the USS Bonhomme Richard and remembers landing on the carrier while it was deployed in the Pacific. He recalls watching all his belongings fly across the deck during flight operations when his luggage broke open upon his arrival. He describes many incidents, both harrowing and amusing, including a near-collision with a tanker; the traditional "crossing the line" ceremony; losing a helicopter and its entire crew during flight operations; Soviet forces trying to jam the carrier's communications; and watching Japanese Zero planes land in San Diego as they prepared to be transported to Hawaii for the filming of the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" He recalls his post-military career, family, and activities and reflects on his military service.Cubi Point; Yankee Station; NAS North Island; USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754); HMAS Melbourne; collision; radio officer; "Comms Shack"; wardroom; General Quarters; "the cage"; J. O. bunk room; courts martial; brig; comms officer; pollywog; shellback; "kiss the royal baby"; crypto security; carrier quals; radio room; fire; tug; Bear Bombers; flight ops; early outs; USS Oriskany fire (1966); USS Forrestal fire (1967); USS Enterprise fire (1969;Tony Lett served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War.video/mp4Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterVietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, AmericanVietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, AmericanMiG (Fighter planes)Pueblo Incident, 1968Georgia State UniversityUnited States. Navy. Officer Candidate SchoolBon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier)Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVN-65)Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business AssociationOral history interview of Anthony Forrest LettMovingImage