Guam, 13.47861, 144.81834Japan, Mount Fuji, 35.362799, 138.730781Japan, Yokohama-shi, 35.444991, 139.636768United States, Alabama, Calhoun County, Fort McClellan, 33.71076, -85.73733United States, Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville, 34.7304, -86.58594United States, California, Solano County, Travis Air Force Base, 38.26845, -121.93373United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Fort Benning, 32.43487, -84.93382United States, New Jersey, Burlington County, Fort Dix, 40.02984, -74.61849United States, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, 40.6501, -73.94958United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Fort Jackson, 34.04757, -80.83335Vietnam, Biên Hòa, 10.9569454, 106.8536492Vietnam, Vũng Tàu, 10.34599, 107.08426Vietnam, Đà Lạt, 11.9402416, 108.4375758Bruckner, William Joseph, 1944-VerHoef, Sue HardyPeterson, Rodney Lewis, 1947-2022-02-072022In this interview, Rodney Peterson recalls his experiences serving in the United States Army Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He discusses his upbringing in New York, his high school experience, and working at his uncle's record store after graduation. He remembers getting his draft notice, liking the discipline of basic training, and the process of going through jump school. Peterson recalls his first impressions of Vietnam including seeing fire fights from above, the smell, and the thickness of the air. He describes getting acclimated to war, his duties, and learning different tactical maneuvers. He details his combat experience including the operation in which he was injured and received a Purple Heart. He talks about his recovery and the experience of lying next to injured Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army soldiers in the hospital. He discusses his family and life after the military.Jump school; Advanced Infantry Training; Blanket party; Grenadier; Walking point; Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP); Booby trap; LZ; Mini Tet;Rodney Peterson served in the United States Army, Airborne Division during the Vietnam War.video/mp4Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History 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, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975--African AmericansVietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, AmericanDraft--United StatesBasic training (Military education)--United StatesPurple HeartUnited States. Army. Airborne Division, 101stOral history interview of Rodney PetersonMovingImage