- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Sam Carter
- Creator:
- Galloway, Joseph L.
Carter, Sam, 1951- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2020-02-27
- Subject:
- Cold War--Personal narratives, American
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 2nd
Alabama. Army National Guard
United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
United States. Army Training and Doctrine Command - People:
- Powell, Colin L.
Hooper, Joe Ronnie, 1938-
DePuy, William E. (William Eugene), 1919-1992
Emerson, Henry E., 1925-2015 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Sam Carter remembers his experiences serving in the United States Army and in the Army National Guard during and after the Vietnam War. He recalls his growing up years, the son of a Navy chief petty officer. He attended a military school and qualified for an accelerated commissioning program at age 17 and was commissioned just as the last casualties were evacuated from Vietnam. He describes his training and comments on the outstanding leadership under which he served, including General Colin Powell, who was his battalion commander in Korea
Medal of Honor recipient Joe Hooper
General Henry Emerson
and General William DePuy. He describes his work as a platoon leader in a mortar company in Korea and later training Bedouin soldiers how to use the "Tow and Dragon" missile system for the Saudi government. He explains why he left the Army and how and why he joined a National Guard Special Forces unit. He reflects on how the military informed the rest of his life.
Marion Military Institute
Ranger School
Camp Casey (South Korea)
"brown shoe army"
fire direction center
tow and dragon anti-tank guided missile
"VUCA"
Vietnam War 50th Commemoration
communism
Sam Carter served in the United States Army and Alabama Army National Guard during and after the Vietnam War. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/896
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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