Interview Questions

Interview Questions

For my research paper, I will be writing about my father’s experience in the Vietnam War.  He was a young man, fresh out of high school when he was called to serve.  He did what he felt was his duty at the time.  Unfortunately, when he arrived home to San Francisco after being in Vietnam, his homecoming was less than welcoming.  He arrived home to a city (and country) in protest over the war.  I will tell his story and others about their experiences in Vietnam and how they adjusted after coming back home.

Questions:

What made you join the army originally?  How old were you?

How did you feel when you got the news that you would be going to Vietnam?

Were your friends and family supportive?

Looking back, how do you feel about the experiences you had in Vietnam?

Do you think it changed you? Positively or negatively?  Both?

How did you feel when you arrived home and found that people were angry with the Vietnam War?

Did you still feel supported?  Did you feel like America turned its back on its soldiers?

How do you feel today looking back?

Unfortunately my interview had to be put on hold as my father had to travel to Puerto Rico for family business.  I will be conducting my interview this weekend.