James Miller, John Miller, Thomas Miller, and Willie Miller
Recorded
March 4, 2025
32:30 minutes
Id:
mbd000116
Description
Brothers James (77), John [no age given], Willie (75), and Thomas Miller (76) discuss their shared military service during the Vietnam War and life as veterans.Subject Log / Time Code
StoryCorps Facilitator Ian Murakami introduces the purpose of the conversation. All four brothers ask each other questions about their military service.
The brothers discuss what it was like to serve in the Vietnam War, their homecoming and where they served. All detail their assignments.
The brothers share the order in which they were deployed to Vietnam and why.
The brothers discuss what it feels like to be a Vietnam War veteran. All discuss how their service was received by the public in the past versus now.
The brothers share what they would change if they could serve in the military all over again.
The brothers talk about how the military changed them.
All brothers discuss what it was like returning home or serving stateside.
The brothers reminisce about getting married, starting families, and staying in touch with each other.
All discuss being Black veterans returning to the United States after overseas military service.
All discuss the question of whether they would join the military today.
All describe what they feel the "call of their country" is.
Participants
- James Miller
- John Miller
- Thomas Miller
- Willie Miller