Authors

David Sias

Interviewer

Jordan Nash

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Description

This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. David Sias was a sergeant in the U.S. Army and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He discusses: his experiences as a helicopter gunner and mechanic; very detailed information about his experiences in the service and the Vietnam War; a brief discussion of his education in West Virginia; some discussion of weapons; a brief discussion of the Iraqi War (Operation Iraqi Freedom?); some discussion of torture and corpse mutilation; and other topics.

Publication Date

1-31-2005

Type

Text

Keywords

Vietnam War, Vietnam veterans

Disciplines

Appalachian Studies | Oral History | Social History

Library of Congress Subjects

Sias, David, -- Autobiography., United States. Army -- Oral histories., Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Oral histories., Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Oral histories., Torture -- Oral histories., Military helicopters -- Oral histories., Hamlin (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-695.

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Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.

Oral History Interview: Sergeant David Sias

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