- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Anthony Stephen Hilliard
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph, 1944-
Hilliard, Tony (Anthony Stephen), 1944- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2010-11-30
- Subject:
- Tet Offensive, 1968
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
La Salle College
United States. Marine Corps. Pioneer Battalion, 2nd (1958-1976)
U.S. Army Civil Affairs School
United States. Army Forces Command
Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội - People:
- Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
Hollingsworth, David McLean, 1947-1968
Cullinan, John Patrick, 1944-1968
Lopez, Tony
Peasnell, Denny - Location:
- Japan, Camp Schwab, 26.5255475, 128.041908288502
Japan, Kadena Air Base, 26.3555999, 127.7675
Japan, Okinawa-shi, 26.33583, 127.80139
United States, California, Solano County, Travis Air Force Base, 38.26845, -121.93373
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, North Carolina, Onslow County, Camp LeJeune, 34.62059, -77.38384
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, 39.95233, -75.16379
United States, Virginia, Stafford County, Marine Corps Base Quantico, 38.48959, -77.46688
Vietnam, Đà Nẵng, 16.05, 108.2 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Tony Hilliard recalls his career as a Marine Corps officer during the war in Vietnam. He describes his childhood, growing up in a large Italian family and attending parochial schools. He remembers recruiters coming to his college campus and attending platoon leader classes in the summer. He recalls Platoon Sgt. Adams as an important influence in his life. He describes his journey to Vietnam, being the new guy, and what the country was like. His duty stations included Hill 327, Hill 37 and Camp Love. His unit was a composite unit whose primary mission was mine clearance, and he explains that process. He recalls the conditions under which they worked, including coping with booby traps and how important it was to keep focused; he describes several examples. Before returning home, his vehicle hit a mine which killed the driver and a corpsman. He recalls his homecoming and how people did not know how to talk to him. He describes conditions at home with the media perception and anti-war protesters. He spent twenty-six years in the Marine Corps and says that he grew up in the Marine Corps and that he stayed because of the people.
Tony Hilliard was a Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/857
- 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:
- 58:51
- 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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