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Interview with George Cantero, 1981 /

George Cantero served as a medic in Vietnam. He describes a high level of drug use by American soldiers. He also describes declining morale among the troops as a result of military policies and de-escalation, recounting the "fragging" or attack of a superior officer as one example. Finally...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cantero, George (Speaker, interviewee (expression),), Ellison, Richard (Producer)
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 > Veterans > Interviews.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Medical care.
Military morale.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > Entretiens.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Soins médicaux.
Militaires > Moral.
Medical care.
Veterans.
1961-1975
Interview
Streaming videos.
interviews.
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:George Cantero served as a medic in Vietnam. He describes a high level of drug use by American soldiers. He also describes declining morale among the troops as a result of military policies and de-escalation, recounting the "fragging" or attack of a superior officer as one example. Finally, he discusses the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam and his own return to the United States.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (video file (40 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:00:39:24