Ray+Moyer

Introduction (spoken by Amanda): “I’m Amanda VanOverbeke and I will be interviewing Sgt-e5 Ray Moyer, born in Reading, Pennsylvania on November 25, 1945, who was a member of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. On *date,* with the assistance of Madelyn Morrissey, this interview is going to be conducted in his home in Lebanon, Pennsylvania for the Veteran’s History Project, which will be filed in the Library of Congress **.” **


 * 1) Please inform us on your family life before finding out you were drafted into the army, including your parents and their occupations and any siblings’ names and genders.
 * 2) What were you doing before you were drafted?
 * 3) Please tell us about any other family members who were in the military.
 * 4) What was their relation to you?
 * 5) What branch and conflict did they serve in?
 * 6) Did they influence you thoughts on military service?
 * 7) Would you considered enlisting in the Army, assuming you hadn’t been drafted?
 * 8) Why or why not?
 * 9) Please tell us about how you found out you had been drafted and what the experience was like.
 * 10) Where did you go to receive basic training and what were some of the specific areas that you received training in?
 * 11) Please tell us about the specialized training you underwent, where you received it, and your thoughts on the experience
 * 12) What were some of the physical, living, social, and nutritional adaptations that you encountered?
 * 13) Please explain to us your emotions while you were away during your service.
 * 14) Did you communicate in any way with your family?
 * 15) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How did you communicate with them?
 * 16) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did the make you miss home any less?
 * 17) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why or why not?
 * 18) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please tell us about what you did and where you were during your years of inactive service.
 * 19) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">During your years of active service, where were you stationed?
 * 20) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please explain some of the living conditions.
 * 21) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Were there any situations where you were almost sent to Vietnam?
 * 22) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If yes, please describe the preparation you underwent before finding out you wouldn’t be leaving.
 * 23) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If no, explain what you did during this time to cope with your situation.
 * 24) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Was there a feeling of camaraderie between any of the troops in your unit and yourself?
 * 25) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If yes, can you recall their names and/or any stories pertaining to your friendship?
 * 26) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If no, why do you suppose that is?
 * 27) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you can recall, where were you and what were you doing when you received word that the conflict in Vietnam had ended?
 * 28) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What was your initial reaction to the news?
 * 29) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How did you return home?
 * 30) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain how your family reacted to your arrival.
 * 31) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please explain how you were treated by the public when you returned to life as a civilian.
 * 32) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What did you do after your years of service were over?
 * 33) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Were you ever in contact with any of the men that you served with?
 * 34) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Were you ever a part of a veteran’s organization?
 * 35) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain what differences you noticed in both your public and private life after you returned home (i.e. how were you different, how were your family and friends different, etc).
 * 36) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How has your experience as part of the army affected your life up until this point?
 * 37) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Were there any valuable life lessons that you learned during your service?