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Philip Randazzo in Vietnam, late 1967

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

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"Then after a while you become one of them. That is when your body, your mind changes. You are out there all the time; you get separate from the Army. You don't belong to the real Army." (Video Interview, 28:22)

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.)

Interview / Recording

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[ First Hand Account, Vietnam Duty [9/1967 - 9/1968] ]
[ Account of the events of May 9, 1968 ]
[ First Hand Account, Saigon, February 1968 ]

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[ First Hand Account, January 31st, 1968 ]
[ First Hand Account, Hoc Mon, February 6-7, 1968 ]
[ Explanation of cover photograph of book "A Hundred Miles of Bad Road" ]

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

  • 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

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Joseph Ramoge, Retired And Senior Volunteer Program Of Macomb, Philip Thomas Randazzo, Susan M Siemaszko, and James B Pachucki. Philip Thomas Randazzo Collection. 1967. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.24410/.

APA citation style:

Joseph Ramoge, Retired And Senior Volunteer Program Of Macomb, Randazzo, P. T., Siemaszko, S. M. & Pachucki, J. B. (1967) Philip Thomas Randazzo Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.24410/.

MLA citation style:

Joseph Ramoge, et al. Philip Thomas Randazzo Collection. 1967. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.24410/>.