Interview with Peter Paul Mahoney /

Vietnam veteran Peter Paul Mahoney joined the army in 1968 following the Tet Offensive. At 19 Mahoney graduated as a Second Lieutenant and soon went to Vietnam. Having had a religious upbringing Mahoney recalls mixed feelings about his identity as soldier and the military's rampant racism towar...

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Other Authors:	Ellison, Richard (Producer), Mahoney, Pete (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 > Veterans > Interviews. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Racism. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > Entretiens. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975. Racisme. Veterans. 1961-1975 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:	Vietnam veteran Peter Paul Mahoney joined the army in 1968 following the Tet Offensive. At 19 Mahoney graduated as a Second Lieutenant and soon went to Vietnam. Having had a religious upbringing Mahoney recalls mixed feelings about his identity as soldier and the military's rampant racism towards Vietnamese, such as referring to them as "gooks" and dehumanizing them. Mahoney also recounts his first impressions of Vietnam, and then how his idealistic view of the war crashed. He talks about training people in Vietnam to fight and living life after the war as a veteran.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (30 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:	00:29:38