Dennis DuPuis — Full Interview, Vietnam Veterans Oral History Project

Video Description

Dennis DuPuis served in the Army and completed two tours in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot from August 1969 to August 1970 and August 1971 to January 1972. For Dennis's full biography and summaries of the interview section's, visit his VVOHP page at https://vvohp.org/dennis-dupuis/. This interview was conducted on January 9, 2025, at the University of South Carolina Aiken, supervised by Dr. Sarah King and Dr. David L. Morris II. ____________________________________ 00:30 – Section 1: Early Life 15:24 – Section 2: Basic and Advanced Training 33:51 – Section 3: Arrival in Vietnam, Role, and Fellow Servicemembers 39:47 – Section 4: Adjusting to Vietnam and Interacting with Vietnamese People 01:09:17 – Section 5: Recollections of Agent Orange 01:14:27 – Section 6: Responses to the War 01:18:49 – Section 7: Staying Connected to “the World” and Additional Stories 01:32:23 – Section 8: Coming Home 01:42:12 – Section 9: The Wall in DC 01:48:58– Section 10: Remembering the War ____________________________________