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Rutgers Oral History Archives

  • College/Year: RC '67
  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Little, Charles L. (May 11, 2007)
  • Conflict(s): Vietnam War
  • Military Branch & Unit: Army
  • Theater(s): Vietnam
  • US Army Division: 4th Infantry Division
  • US Army Battalion: 704th Maintenance Battalion
  • US Army Company: HQ and A Company

Description:

Charles L. Little was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended schools in Endwell, New York and Tehran, Iran (The American School) while growing up.  Little pursued his undergraduate studies at Rutgers College from 1963-1967 before being drafted in 1968.  In the Army, Little served in the 4th Infantry Division, 704th Maintenance Battalion, Headquarters and Company A, doing a tour of duty in Vietnam, where he was exposed to Agent Orange.  After his military service, Little used the GI Bill to pursue graduate studies at SUNY Cortland, Binghamton, and Indiana University.  Little's career in education spanned over 30 years, where he was a schoolteacher and administrator.

Targum Cover 11 22 1963a

 

"HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died

 

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

Images from that day and the events that followed remain etched in our collective consciousness—the open-top Presidential limo traveling down the people-lined streets of Dallas; President Lyndon Baines Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force One beside a shaken First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John, Jr. saluting his father's passing casket at the funeral in DC.

Those who lived through that traumatic period can recall both their initial shock and the nuances of their reactions.

In "HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died, ROHA presents a sampling of stories related to the Kennedy tragedy, a touchstone event for multiple generations.

The Rutgers Targum (campus newspaper) cover from its November 22, 1963 issue. (Image courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)

 

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Voices of Veterans

 

Voices of Veterans is an online exhibit showcasing passages from oral history interviews of veterans who served in the Second World War and in wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. ROHA created this exhibit in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MORE ONLINE EXHIBITS