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Description
Oral history interview of Guy Colado. Interview conducted by Michael Richardson via Zoom in Orlando, FL on October 13th, 2021.
Log
1:06 Family and Early Life; 2:56 Family Involvement in ROTC/Military; 4:16 Reasoning for Joining the Military-ROTC Experience; 7:28 Call to Active Duty in Vietnam; 8:58 Last Days as a Civilian - Banking Job; 11:30 Story Behind What Changed His Attitude Before Vietnam; 15:29 Leaving for Vietnam; 20:37 Difference between ROTC trained offices and officers from officer school; 22:31 Arrival in Vietnam and First Assignment; 28:40 Responsibilities in Leadership Role; 33:24 Experience with Malaria and Hospital Stay in Japan; 36:41 How he met Major Sloan the assistant hospital commander; 38:17 How he met his wife; 39:47 End of hospital stay and acceptance to graduate school; 42:30 Return to Vietnam and Discharge back to United States; 44:50 Joining the Army Reserves and remaining time in service; 47:20 Meaning of Service and Wish to have made friends during service; 50:42 Message to Young People Joining the Military; 53:44 Life after service and veteran community; 56:01 Valued medals and badges; 57:42 Veteran organizations involved in; 58:47 Final story about a conference attended during time in the reserves
Date of Birth
1944-07-29
Place of Birth
Orlando (FL)
Gender
Male
Race
White - Non Hispanic
Home State
Florida
Status
Veteran
Entrance into Service
Commissioned
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Unit of Service
173 Airborn Brigade
Location of Service
"Many places over 30 years"
Highest Rank
Colonel
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
No
City of Birth
Orlando
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Michael Richardson
Interview Date
1-31-2024
Location of Interview
Virtual using Zoom
Subjects
Colado, Guy D.; Personal Narratives. United States Army and Army Reserves.
Collection Description
Contains logs, audio and video recordings of interviews with Central Florida's veterans as part of a history class project for the students at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The UCF Community Veterans History Project(CVHP) started in fall 2010. It collects, preserves, and makes accessible to the public the experiences of Central Florida's veterans so that future generations will better understand the realities of conflict. It is a collaborative endeavor supported by multiple departments and offices at UCF. The veterans' histories are archived and made digitally available through the UCF library and selected materials are contributed to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES University of Central Florida
Contributors
Richardson, Michael.
Length of Interview
1:04:09
Accessibility Status
Closed captioning is available for the embedded video.
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
video
Rights
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Repository
University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Filename
VHPOralHistory_GuyColado_WithCC.mp4
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Colado, Guy D. Interview" (2024). Veterans Oral Histories. 699.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/699
Transcript - G. Colado