Lena Newlin and Douglas Newlin

D recalls being drafted for the Vietnam War, and how it affected his plans to get married with his girlfriend at the time.

D talks about basic training and shares how his and his cohort learned to respect standing at attention.

D shares the trainings he did and how his relationship to his girlfriend progressed leading up to his deployment in Vietnam.

D shares his duties as an infantry man who did nighttime patrolling at an Air Force base.

D says he stayed in touch with his wife through letters, which they still have. D also reflects on the friendships he made while in the Army.

D talks about the work he does with an organization called Veterans of Foreign Wars, and about the funeral services they provide to service members’ families. D says he plays Taps on his bugle at funeral services, as well as at the Veterans Park on Mondays and Fridays.

D shares why he was medically retired from the military in 1970.

L describes D’s life after the military and asks what he wants his grandchildren to know about his service in the military.

L asks about D’s service in the Peace Corps.

D plays Taps on his bugle.