Russell Redding's interview for the Veterans History Project at Atlanta History Center
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Catalog number: VIS 201.0273
In this interview, Russell Redding recalls his history as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. He relates the founding and purpose of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association. He describes his youth and education as well as how he entered the Navy and became a SEAL. He gives a brief history of the SEALs. He outlines a brief history of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the USS Maddox (DD 731) and the USS Turner Joy (DD 951). The mission of his unit was "Operation Game Warden." He describes the difference between World War II and Vietnam. He discusses the culture and living conditions in Vietnam. After his tours in Vietnam, he was attached to the Army as an adviser for a joint exercise with the Chinese. He discusses the aftermath of the war in American society and how the war helped him appreciate the little things in life.
Sir, thank you for your service, and your communication with the public that cannot begin to understand your experiances.
Welcome Home. Thank you for service. My honor to hear your story. From one Navy Veteran to another and fellow Georgian 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️
Thank you for your service. War is hell. Anyone who's been close to the fire knows life can be cut short. Otherwise we had our day just like everybody else. The war is ancient history. Bound to be repeated.
Thank you for your service
Great interview.
Thank you for your service sir.
Very impressive man, a good example of our finest.
While hitching around the Olympic Peninsula in 1980 I met several Nam vets living out in the woods. I engaged in several conversations and found most to be normal if just a little lost. I hope they found their way home. BTW thank you for your service.
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THANK YOU for you service Sir. I love these interviews, I just wish the interviewer would wear a mic if they are going to ask alot of questions.
Thankyou for your service Sir ❤️🙏
Good man.
Best of the Best ✌🏻
Great interview. Lt Redding was one of my roommates at Nha Be base in Vietnam
HAPPY VETERANS WEEKEND !
Interesting insight from SEAL Redding: It was more disconcerting at night on forward operations bases than on night patrols possibly within close quarters with VC due to fact that fear of being mortared in cot made a restful night very difficult.
Thank you for the service! I'm interested to hear more about the Norwegians patrol boat's used I nam, I'm a Norwegian! Where there any Norwegian in this war!?
They have a blown up photograph of a long haired Vietnam Vet enclosed in the glass revolving door at the Baltimore VA hospital. Always fries my ass to see that image.
Stoner was an awesome weapon
Imagine being so badass that you straight face tell a story about how you crashed and shot up a funeral lol damn.
This is y you never talk $hit to anyone you never know
When was this interview, the US Govn't admitted that was a false flag several years ago Sir.
Bullshit.