War Veterans' Oral Histories | vanessavalenzuela

These interviews are a part of Dr. Gary Rice’s War Veterans’ Oral History project. Each transcribed document is catalogued and available for public viewing at the Henry Madden Library’s Special Collections Research Center.

Royal Goodman

Madera, California

Royal Goodman joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War when he was just 18 years old, from August 1970 to July 1971. He worked on generators for only one week when his squad was ordered to prepare for combat in Cambodia. To learn more about his story in full detail, click here.

Richard Adams

Caruthers, California

Richard Adams joined the U.S. Army when he was 18 years old, and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. He spent three months in South Korea, and eight months in North Korea after the Army pushed north. To learn more about his story in full detail, click here.

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