Special Report from WUFT News
Millions of Americans served in Vietnam from 1961 to 1975 during the United States’ military involvement in that country.
Today, thousands of them call Florida home.
And each has a different story to tell.
In conjunction with the September 2017 public television broadcast of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s 10-part documentary series, “The Vietnam War,” WUFT News set out across our coverage area to share as many of our local veterans’ experiences as possible. Below, you can find a longform audio interview and transcript of each conversation.
If you are or know a veteran from the Vietnam era living in north central Florida who also would like to participate, please email us at news@wuft.org or call 352-294-1525.
Those who served
| Name | Branch and years in or near country | |
| Bruce Lamoureux | Air Force, 1959 to 1966 |  |
| Gary Newman | Navy, 1964 and 1967 to 1968 |  |
| Ron Oppliger | Marine Corps, 1964 to 1965 |  |
| Harvey Goldstein | Army, 1965 to 1967 |  |
| Scott Camil | Marine Corps, 1965 to 1967 |  |
| Raymond Knisley | Navy, 1965 to 1969 |  |
| Daniel Cromer | Air Force, 1966 to 1967 |  |
| David Colburn | Army, 1966 to 1967 |  |
| Tom Hennessey | Army, 1966 to 1967 and 1968 to 1969 |  |
| Forest Hope | Marine Corps, 1966 to 1968 |  |
| Allen Davis | Marine Corps, 1967 to 1968 |  |
| Bob Barnas | Marine Corps, 1967 to 1968 |  |
| Jim Lynch | Army, 1967 to 1969 |  |
| Tony Magnifico | Marines, 1967 to 1969 |  |
| George Guy | Army, 1968 to 1969 |  |
| Lorne Lister | Navy, 1968 to 1969 |  |
| John Edwards | Army, 1968 to 1970 |  |
| David Gold | Army, 1969 |  |
| Tom Curtis | Army, 1969 to 1970 |  |
| Lewis Alston | Marine Corps, 1969 to 1970 |  |
| Terry Coons | Army, 1969 to 1970 |  |
| Ray Harris | MACV-SOG, 1969 to 1970 |  |
| Duane Romine | Navy, 1969 to 1971 |  |
| David Willkomm | Army, 1970 to 1971 |  |
| Fred Judkins | Army, 1970 to 1971 |  |
| John Lavelle | Army, 1971 to 1972 |  |
| John Menoski | Air Force, 1972 to 1975 |  |