What is your opinion about the enemy in the Vietnam War?

Scholars, authors, historians and academics have written extensively about America's enemies in WWII. There are numerous books written about the tactics used by the Germans and Japanese, military leaders from Japan and Germany, and so on. However, for the Vietnam War, little is known about the enemy Americans fought. While service members spent years thinking of nothing but the enemy, when they returned home from Vietnam, little was ever discussed about the forces they faced. Few books are written about the topic.

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library seeks to bridge that gap with the exhibit Hunting Charlie: Finding the Enemy in the Vietnam War  that explores the forces our soldiers went up against in the Vietnam War. We would like to know not only what you thought of the exhibit, regardless of whether you experienced it in person or online, but also, what your perspective of the enemy was. As the available information on the enemy in the Vietnam War is lacking, we'd like to collect perspectives from those who were there.  The quotes that you provide might be added to the online exhibit as a repository for others to learn from your experiences.

If you have not seen the full online exhibit, we welcome you to explore it on our website at pritzkermilitary.org/HuntingCharlie

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* 1. What is your name?

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* 2. What is your email address?

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* 3. What was your role in the Vietnam War? Unit, years active, rank, duty stations, etc.

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* 4. What did you think about the Hunting Charlie exhibit at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library?

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* 5. What thoughts or reflections do you have about the enemy in the Vietnam War from your personal experiences?

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* 6. Did you feel differently when you returned home? Did the way people talk about the enemy change when you returned home?

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* 7. Would you like to know more about contributing your own story of military service to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, either through recording your oral history or through donating personal artifacts related to your service? (If so, please make sure you enter your email address above.)

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* 8. Do you agree to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library's terms and conditions? By checking yes, you give the Museum & Library permission to share your comments.

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