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| Duration | 01:01:56.796 |
| Abstract | Randorf discusses his family background and life growing up in Wisconsin. He details his enlistment in the United States Army in 1966, describing basic training in Missouri and Fort Benning, Georgia. He discusses going AWOL from Fort Benning twice and being sent to prison in Wisconsin and Kentucky. He also focuses on his service in the Vietnam War and his perceptions of life in Vietnam, including the presence of prostitution. Also discussed are the following topics: Sneaking off, patients—Medical treatment, skiing—Amputees, hospitalization—Recreational activities—Red Cross and Red Crescent, Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Discharge, hospital—Consultations, benefits—Civilian life, adjusting—Schooling, computer science—Job security, thoughts—Choosing University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse—University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse, happiness—Computer science program—Schooling after La Crosse—Politicization, Young Democrats—State convention, political organization, La Crosse—Young Democrats’ constitution, college chapter—Young Republicans, college chapter—Voter registration drive—Presidential nominees, support—Political climate, University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse. |
| Interviewee | Randorf, Roy |
| Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Type of resource | sound recording |
| Genre | sound |
| Genre authority | marcgt |
| Publisher name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
| Place of publication | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Date published | 1971 |
| Date captured | 2017-09-10 |
| Language | eng |
| Subject topic | Randorf, Roy -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Vietnam -- Social life and customs Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:00:00—Sneaking off, patients | 00:02:50—Medical treatment, skiing | 00:07:50—Amputees, hospitalization | 00:08:40—Recreational activities | 00:10:40—Red Cross and Red Crescent, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 | 00:12:45—Discharge, hospital | 00:15:00—Consultations, benefits | 00:19:30—Civilian life, adjusting | 00:23:55—Schooling, computer science | 00:27:04—Job security, thoughts | 00:29:20—Choosing University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse | 00:31:39—University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse, happiness | 00:32:40—Computer science program | 00:36:00—Schooling after La Crosse | 00:38:50—Politicization, Young Democrats | 00:41:30—State convention, political organization, La Crosse | 00:44:35—Young Democrats’ constitution, college chapter | 00:46:15—Young Republicans, college chapter | 00:48:20—Voter registration drive | 00:49:30—Presidential nominees, support | 01:00:10—Political climate, University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse |
| Source note | Tape 6 of 7. |
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| Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
| ID | aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000093 |
| Doi | 18-0093 |