Jim Leggett (2017)
Vietnam War Oral Histories
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Vietnam
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-09-12
Duration: 00:04:23
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | United States. Army | Military | Veterans
Contributors:
- Leggett, Jim Interviewee
Description
An oral history interview conducted on September 12, 2017, with Jim Leggett of Alexandria, Louisiana. Leggett served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He discusses: volunteering for the war; his assignments in Vietnam; writing letters to his mother every week; and why he turned against the war.