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What made you decide to go to war?
I grew up in the shadow of World War II, and it seemed to me that each year obligation when your country is at war is to go. And you know, you assume that your side, the United States, is totally the good guys and the enemy is totally the bad guys. Even in World War II when you’re talking about individual people it’s not the case. It’s never the case. You have as many people – good people and bad people on any side. It’s about the same number, but I wanted adventure.
I wanted to go places and see things and do things. I wanted, I already decided I wanted to go in the military just for the trail and the war. I’m reading about it and this is where I have to be. And so that’s what I did. I often think that it ruined my life and it probably did. But I don’t think I would take it back and do it differently.
Object Description
| Profile of | Kenn Miller |
| Title | I Feel For Them All |
| Profile bio | Kenn Miller (b. 1948) is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. From 1967 through 1969, he served three voluntary extensions of his combat tours in an Airborne Ranger company in Vietnam. He was a Long Range Patrol team member and team leader in LRRP Detachment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division; F Company 58th Infantry (LRP); and L Company 75th Ranger. After his military service, Miller returned briefly to the United States, then moved to Taiwan. After marrying and returning again to America, he studied history and English at the University of Michigan. He then worked as a physical education teacher, auto worker, ghostwriter, and part-time editor and “book doctor” for Ballantine Books, Ivy Books, and the Naval Institute Press. Miller now lives in San Gabriel, California. |
| Profiler bio | Curren Mehta is from Seattle, Washington, majoring in applied and computational mathematics and minoring in computer science. John Wang is from Taipei, Taiwan, majoring in architecture. Shabina Rayan is from Seattle, Washington, majoring in computer science and business administration. An Vo is from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, majoring in economics. |
| Subject |
Vietnam Vietnam war Infantry Airborne Ranger Vietnam Civil War anti-war movement recon mission |
| Profiled by | Rayan, Shabina; Wang, John; Mehta, Curren; Vo, An |
| Profile date | 2016-04-07 |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | San Gabriel; Huế; Hue |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | Vietnam; USA; North Korea; China; Russia; Chekloslovakia; Czech Republic |
| Coverage date | 1967 |
| Publisher (of the original version) | http://anotherwarmemorial.com/kenn-miller/ |
| Type |
images video |
| Format | 1 image; 9 video files (00:15:27); 9 transcripts |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | An Other War Memorial -- Memories of the American War in Viet Nam |
| Filename | millerkenn |
Description
| Profile of | Kenn Miller |
| Title | What made you decide to go to war? |
| Format | 1 transcript, 1p. |
| Filename | millerkenn-vid2_tr2.pdf |
| Full text | What made you decide to go to war? I grew up in the shadow of World War II, and it seemed to me that each year obligation when your country is at war is to go. And you know, you assume that your side, the United States, is totally the good guys and the enemy is totally the bad guys. Even in World War II when you’re talking about individual people it’s not the case. It’s never the case. You have as many people – good people and bad people on any side. It’s about the same number, but I wanted adventure. I wanted to go places and see things and do things. I wanted, I already decided I wanted to go in the military just for the trail and the war. I’m reading about it and this is where I have to be. And so that’s what I did. I often think that it ruined my life and it probably did. But I don’t think I would take it back and do it differently. |
| Archival file | Volume3/millerkenn-vid2_tr2.pdf |
