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Carol Scott [detail from video]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division
  • Location of Service: Vietnam
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/11082

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"Vietnam was not exactly a positive experience, but all the men who went over there tried their best--they did their best, and I don't think we give them enough credit for what they did there." (Video interview, 40:30)

Captain Carol Scott grew up as an "Army brat" and was determined to make a career as an Army officer. After becoming an infantry officer and completing Airborne school and Ranger school, she volunteered to go to Vietnam. Her experiences in Vietnam quickly soured her on her chosen profession, however. Scott and her comrades felt betrayed when they were ordered to call off the search for a missing soldier from their company. Furthermore, they promptly realized that although they were still being asked to risk their lives in combat, the higher-ups were concerned only with withdrawal and there was no strategy in place to achieve victory in Vietnam. Scott maintains a high opinion of the rank-and-file soldiers that she served with in Vietnam, however, and contends they ought to have been treated with more respect.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Carol A. Scott Collection

Names

  • Virginia Air and Space Center
  • Scott, Carol A.
  • Byers, Donald J.

Home State

  • Oregon

Headings

  • -  Scott, Carol A.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1969-1975
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2003; 2003-11-17)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1976-06-18)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1970)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [17 items] -- Photograph (collected 1970-1972)
  • Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-11-16)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-11-16; 2007-11-15)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/11082

Cite as

  • Carol A. Scott Collection (AFC/2001/001/11082), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

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:

Virginia Air And Space Center, Carol A Scott, and Donald J Byers. Carol A. Scott Collection. 1969. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.11082/.

APA citation style:

Virginia Air And Space Center, Scott, C. A. & Byers, D. J. (1969) Carol A. Scott Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.11082/.

MLA citation style:

Virginia Air And Space Center, Carol A Scott, and Donald J Byers. Carol A. Scott Collection. 1969. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.11082/>.