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Program 277: A Soldier's View of the War

A mid-1966 report from a young U.S. Marine after ten months' service in Vietnam. Lt. Charles Preuss offers his insights into the mood, views, and commitment of soldiers fighting in Vietnam, and takes questions from the Center staff. Mar. 21, 1966. [CSDI program number 277; UCSB tape numbers A7879/R7, A7880/R7]

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.

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