Texas Tech University

Interview with Gary Smith

Oral History Item Number: OH0325
Pages
1
Media Type
Oral History
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Format
Mini Disc
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 04 December 2003
General Note
(USA) Gary S. Smith, originally from Nobelsville, Indiana served in the U.S. Army from 1971 until 1995. Gary went to South Vietnam in August 1971 as a part of the 981st Military Police Co. (Sentry Dog) as a Sentry Dog handler. He and Rolf, his black German Sheperd, were stationed at Tuy Hoa until he left the RVN in March 1972. Gary went on to serve the United States for another twenty-three years and participated in Operations JUST CAUSE in Panama, DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM in the Middle East, and RESTORE HOPE in Somalia. Interview conducted by Richard B. Verrone, Ph.D.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=OH0325

Citation
Interview with Gary Smith, OH0325. 04 December 2003, Gary Smith Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=OH0325, Accessed 10 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
OH0325, Gary Smith Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 04 Dec 2003 [Updated: 26 Oct 2015]