Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Philip Thomas Randazzo Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Specialist
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/24410
In a war like Vietnam, without discernible front lines, engaging the enemy often meant going on patrols, looking for trouble. Philip Randazzo served with the mechanized cavalry, a self-contained unit that lived in the bush for weeks and months at a time, forming its own subculture. Randazzo's vivid descriptions of this elemental kind of wartime living are both eloquent and brutally honest. (His interview includes about 30 minutes of silent home movie footage shot in country.)
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PlayBecoming a reconnaissance scout 00:05:58.1 - 00:09:51.5
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PlayFirst impressions of base camp at Cu Chi; meeting the members of his unit. 00:14:51.4 - 00:24:00.5
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PlayBecoming part of the unit, but not part of the "real Army." 00:26:25.6 - 00:28:55.1
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PlayBeginning of the Tet offensive; leaving the camp and driving into an ambush. 00:38:58.9 - 00:52:09.0
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About this Item
Title
- Philip Thomas Randazzo Collection
Names
- Joseph Ramoge
- Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Macomb
- Randazzo, Philip Thomas
- Siemaszko, Susan M.
- Pachucki, James B.
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Randazzo, Philip Thomas
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Other
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Specialist
- Dates of Service: 1967-1969
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [2 items] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2004-07-06)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2004-07-06; 2005-09-02)
- Manuscript: Transcript [2 items] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2004-07-06)
- Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Home movie footage (collected 2004-07-06)
- Video: VHS [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-07-06)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [6 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1968-2002)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Television broadcast (collected 2006-03; 2004-04-26)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/24410
Cite as
- Philip Thomas Randazzo Collection (AFC/2001/001/24410), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- image
- online text
- video