Upper School Students Learn Stories of Vietnam Veterans
Students in Brian Ross' History: America in the 1970s study the often misunderstood yet complicated and contradictory time period. Set between the radical 1960s and conservative 1980s, the "Me Decade" witnessed a series of dramatic social, cutural and political shifts. To better understand the dyamics of the time, Ross' students welcomed Vietnam veterans to Collegiate's campus and conducted small group interviews.
Powhatan Red Cloud Owen, a Vietnam veteran who belongs to the 850-member Chickahominy Indian tribe, spent an hour sharing stories about his advanced infantry training, friendships formed, longing for home, sharing care packages with his fellow soldiers, race relations in the field and his medical evacuation to Japan and the road to recovery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at home in Virginia.
"Survival. You stay alive. Keep your head down and keep going," he said. "We did the best we could with what we had, and we shared with everybody."
In February, sophomores spent the day visiting the Virginia War Memorial and met with Vietnam War veterans, learning from their stories and the exhibits at the museum.
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"Survival. You stay alive. Keep your head down and keep going," he said. "We did the best we could with what we had, and we shared with everybody."
In February, sophomores spent the day visiting the Virginia War Memorial and met with Vietnam War veterans, learning from their stories and the exhibits at the museum.
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