Interview with Wayne Smith, 1982 /

Wayne Smith was a combat medic during Vietnam. Smith recalls his Cambodian operations that consisted of search and destroy missions. He discusses his role as a medic, to be as quick as possible to get to the wounded and make sure that they were evacuated. He talks about the waning public support dur...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ellison, Richard (Producer), Smith, Wayne, medic (Speaker, interviewee (expression),)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Series:	American history in video.
Subjects:	Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Medical care. Medicine, Military. Military Medicine Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Récits personnels. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Soins médicaux. Médecine militaire. Medical care. 1961-1975 Interview Streaming videos. interviews. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Personal narratives. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Wayne Smith was a combat medic during Vietnam. Smith recalls his Cambodian operations that consisted of search and destroy missions. He discusses his role as a medic, to be as quick as possible to get to the wounded and make sure that they were evacuated. He talks about the waning public support during his time in Vietnam and the morale of the troops in Cambodia. Smith also recalls the news of the pullout in 1970 and how that affected the ongoing military operations.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (23 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:	00:22:23