Dorsey, Richard (Interview transcript and video), 2010

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Dorsey, Richard (Interview transcript and video), 2010

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Smither, James (Interviewer)

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Richard Dorsey was born in 1946 in Gary, Indiana. After graduating from high school and briefly attending college, Dorsey attempted to the join the Air Force, who denied him because of a bad knee, although the Army eventually drafted him. Following basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas and advanced training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Dorsey deployed to Vietnam in 1968 and was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division near the DMZ. After several months, the division moved south to an area near the Cambodian border and stayed there for the rest of his tour. Dorsey's company saw a lot of combat, and due to combat losses and troop rotation, he became a radio operator, and eventually his company commander's radio operator. After his tour, he served as a drill instructor at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

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2010-09-23

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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

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Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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DorseyR

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eng

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Dorsey, Richard, “Dorsey, Richard (Interview transcript and video), 2010,” Digital Collections, accessed December 25, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28837.
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