Guy Stone and Annie Stone and Amanda Sik
Transcript
Guy:
Hello
Annie
and Amanda: Hello, ok this is Guy Stone
Guy:
So what are you guys doing today?
Annie
and Amanda: We are interviewing you!
Guy:
Ok good
Annie
and Amanda: Was it exciting to know that you could have been in the Vietnam War?
Guy:
Well, it was probably more stressful then is was exciting
Annie
and Amanda: How old here you when you enlisted?
Guy:
Well I didn’t enlist; I registered for the draft when I was 18
Annie
and Amanda: 18?
Guy:
and at that time there was a lottery system in place, each country had to sign a
number of recruits, so you signed up that corresponding to a day of the years.
They started with people with the lowest lottery number and went on up to their
quota they had to fill. So, I was in school at the time, and my number was 217
and they filled their quota at about 211.
Annie
and Amanda: WOW!
Guy:
So, I didn’t get drafted
Annie
and Amanda: Were you scared that your card could have been pulled or were you
proud?
Guy:
Well I was concerned about it, at that time there was a lot of bad publicity
about the war in Vietnam by the time I was 18 and it was beginning to look like
we were not going to be successful over there by that time.
Annie
and Amanda: Ok, umm, how did you parents react to the fact that you were so
close to being drafted.
Guy:
I think my parents were relieved that I wasn’t drafted, I think by then they
had realized the country wasn’t going to do the things necessary to win over
there, so they probably didn’t think it was worth while to go over there.
Annie
and Amanda: Were any of your brothers signed up too? Did they sign up?
Guy:
No, they didn’t get drafted or enlisted, but every one has to sign up, even
now.
Annie
and Amanda: hahahaha Peggy Jo Weber, how did you feel about leaving her? Did you
even know her?
Guy:
haha I didn’t know Peggy until after that point.
Annie
and Amanda: OK are you proud to be an American who could have fought to be free?
Guy:
Yes, yes I am…hahaha
Annie
and Amanda: How do you think your life would have changed if you would have
fought and lived?
Guy:
Most people probably had a period of readjustment that would have prevented them
from going on like before.
Annie
and Amanda: Were any of your friends drawn up?
Guy:
Yes
Annie
and Amanda: Was it tough?
Guy:
Yes, it was very tough and dangerous, but I was young and had a lot of stuff
going on so I didn’t really miss them that much, but it was really tough on
them, it was really dangerous there.
Annie
and Amanda: Did you want your card to get drawn?
Guy:
No, I didn’t
Annie
and Amanda: How did Wall react to their young men going off to war?
Guy:
I think Wall was very patriotic, they got yellow ribbons like we do and we very
patriotic towards their young soldiers.
Annie
and Amanda: What were your thoughts about starting a family at this time?
Guy:
I wasn’t really thinking about it much at this time.
Annie
and Amanda: Did you read about the war in the news and stuff? Did you keep with
the events?
Guy:
Yes
Annie
and Amanda: Did it scare you?
Guy:
Well, I don’t think scared was the right word, but it worried me
Annie
and Amanda: Did you think it was fair to have to sign up at your age?
Guy:
Yes, I thought it was fair
Annie
and Amanda: What did you want to be when you grew up and how did it interfere
with your plans?
Guy:
Well, it didn’t interfere with my plans, but I guess I wanted to be lawyer.
Annie
and Amanda: Were you a hippie?
Guy:
Well I had long hair at the time
Annie
and Amanda: Did you ever think a war could affect Wall S.D.?
Guy:
Yes, I did because there were people dying and there were people from Wall
dying.
Annie
and Amanda: Are you happy that you didn’t have to go to war or would you have
liked to experience it?
Guy: Well I’m happy that I didn’t have to go, but if I was young now I would be interested in going to Iraq.
Annie and Amanda: Why would you want to go to the war now?
Guy:
Because I believe more in what we are doing now and what we were doing then, and
it is a more worthy cause for America.
Annie
and Amanda: Well thank you for your time
Guy:
Your welcome