Monday, April 25, 2011

LV Vet Roundtable to Host Vietnam War Vet

What's it like to kill women and children?

That's one of the questions that Marine Corps Sgt. Clyde Hoch was regularly asked on his return from Vietnam. As a tank commander responsible for the lives of 8 to 12 people, Hoch was belittled when he tried to fit back in civilian life.

"You lost that war," he was repeatedly told.

Hoch has written a memoir, Tracks, about his Vietnam experience, and will be sharing his story on Thursday night, 7 PM, at the LV Vet History Project Roundtable, located at the Lehigh County Senior Center, 1633 Elm Street, Allentown, PA. The public is welcome.

I've attended a few of these oral history presentations, and recommend it to everyone.

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