Kerry Pardue and Merrill Mirman
Recorded
May 26, 2013
42:20 minutes
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ddc001365
Description
Merrill, 72 was Kerry's, 65, commanding officer in a medical unit and dispensary in Vietnam. They talk broadly and generally about the cohesion and camaraderie of their very diverse unit while in Vietnam, as well as some of the work and kind of equipment they used. They talk about the different members of their unit and Kerry's effort to reunite them at the Vietnam Memorial 35 years after their service together.Subject Log / Time Code
The men remember the diversity within their unit and talk about their close bond.
Kerry expresses his appreciation for Merrill and talks about how much he learned from him. Kerry was apply to apply what he learned when he was in a different unit.
Merrill talks about how pilots aren't they type to complain because they always want to fly. He describes the difference between regulation in combat situations versus in training.
Merrill talks about the importance of getting mail from home the and efficiency of the military mail system by sharing an anecdote of how his mother knowing he was away from his base.
Participants
- Kerry Pardue
- Merrill Mirman