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The Vietnam Legacy Project

Oral History

The Vietnam Legacy Project invites local Vietnam era veterans to share your experiences serving our country and the challenges you faced upon returning home. If you are interested in recording an oral history interview with us, please complete the fields below. A member of our staff will then contact you to schedule the interview.

For assistance or further information, please contact our office at 570-421-7703.

Contact Information

Name

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Verify Email

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Military Experience

Branch of service

Beginning date of service

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Ending Date of Service

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Highest rank

Proof of Service

Please provide proof of military service, such as your DD-214, Veteran ID Card, or membership in a veterans organization. This document will be used for verification purposes only and will not be retained by the Monroe County Historical Association.

While the following set of questions are optional, your answers will help us better prepare for your oral history by guiding us toward interview questions that are most relevant to your experience.

Circumstances of joining the military

Commissioned

Enlisted

Drafted

Unit, Division, Battalion, Group, Ship, etc.

Locations of military service

Battles/campaigns in which you were involved

Medals or service awards

Special duties and achievements

Additional biographical information

Interview Scheduling

Oral history interviews are conducted Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays at our temporary headquarters at 748 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Stroudsburg. Interviews typically last around one hour.

For scheduling purposes, please check any of the following days and times that you are generally available.

Tuesdays at 11 a.m.

Tuesdays at 2 p.m.

Thursdays at 11 a.m.

Thursdays at 2 p.m.

Fridays at 11 a.m.

Fridays at 2 p.m.

Additional comments

By participating in the Vietnam Legacy Project, you agree to the following:

You understand that the purpose of the Vietnam Legacy Project is to collect written and recorded narratives of local Vietnam era veterans for inclusion in the archives of the Monroe County Historical Association.
You understand that the Monroe County Historical Association plans to retain the product of your participation in the Vietnam Legacy Project, including but not limited to your interview, video, photographs, statements, name, images or likeness, voice, and written materials, as part of its permanent collection.
You grant the Monroe County Historical Association the perpetual, nonexclusive, transferable authority to manage, display, conserve, reproduce, transmit, prepare derivative works from, distribute, dispose of, donate, and publish the property at the sole discretion of the organization.
You grant the Monroe County Historical Association the right to use the content in any medium, including but not limited to print, digital, or web-based formats, for public research, educational or informational programs, exhibits, marketing, and/or archival purposes.
You release the Monroe County Historical Association, and its assignees and designees, from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of the content, including but not limited to any claims for copyright infringement, defamation, invasion of privacy, or right of publicity.