John Butler's interview for the Veterans History Project at Atlanta History Center
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2020
- Catalog Number: VIS 201.0602
We welcome your comments on this interview at VeteransHistoryProject@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com
In this interview, John Butler relates his experiences in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He recounts his childhood and mentions that his father worked for the railroad during World War II, but that all his father’s and all his mother’s brothers served in the war. He describes his education, entry into the Army and early training. He recounts having orders to Germany and then being sent to Vietnam. He describes his duties, and tells of working with different units with varying levels of abilities. He chronicles his homecoming and the reception of disdain he received. He outlines his post-war family and career. He details experiences that shaped his life and reflects on his philosophy of the war.
John, thank you for that insightful interview. I was and my team mates were honored to be supported by the 11th ACR. Before your time, Feb 69, I was assigned to USARV Hqs at Long Binh. I was on the reaction force. We were attacked in late Feb and your unit along with others came to our defense. It is the only time I ever got to fire my M14 while there. Your guys were heroic. I was on bunker guard several times while there and the 11th would do the mad minute way off to the South of the post. It was amazing to watch. You and your men were heroes to us! Welcome home brother and may God bless you and your family.
Like many combat vets we had few friends there. He's the real deal. Thank you for your service.
I was Navy and I thought I had it tough... until I learned what you combat vets experienced. Don't know if I had the metal to face death like all of you young men. Many thanks for serving.
Thanks John. Great insight into your feelings and exp
Combat has a way of changing you, no matter how hard you try to deny it.
We are all called by God to have a servants heart. Thank you for yours.
Good man. War sucks.
DaNang 1971. Yep, when I came back I was amazed that no one here gave a ....................
Was a grunt i 1971. Worked the area around DaNang...Arizona Territory....many boobytraps.
@@donaldjones7678 Welcome home Donald.
I was disgusted the way the war protesters treated you men who returned from Vietnam, and the way ww2 vets treated you at the VFW was just as disgusting, well come home from a nasty war, the political scum sent you to war and tied your hands with STUPID rules of engagement.You are heroes in my mine even though I was only 10 in 1973.
Also they should have known about the vast tunnel systems!!!
Thank you SIR for all my freedoms that I enjoyed ❤ god bless you.
nice one..
Great interviewer. However, it would be nice if the interviewer stopped coughing in the mic
The Vietnamese were not a threat to us at all. No one should have gone to fight this. Our soldiers should have refused.
We were honoring an alliance and were politically misled.