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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

Type

Video; MovingImage

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

ZoomTranscript_GuyColado.vtt (58 kB)
Transcript - G. Colado

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