Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Bob Muller, 1983
Description:
Bob Muller was a Marine Corps veteran who was partially paralyzed after a bullet severed his spinal cord in Vietnam. He became a staunch veteran's rights and peace activist upon his return. He describes "the most offensive aspect" of Vietnam being Americans' refusal to own up to what happened there. He describes returning to Vietnam as part of a delegation to learn what he could about toxins and other long-term issues about veterans' rights and benefits. Muller impresses upon his interviewer that importance of treating the Vietnam War as an ongoing issue for veterans. He recounts the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington as the first positive meeting of thousands of Vietnam vets. He predicts that the generation that came of age in the 1960's will be too fragmented, to leave its mark on American history.
