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Links to Oral History Sessions: Hoffman, Thomas (October 26, 2007)
Conflict(s): Vietnam War
Military Branch & Unit: Army
US Army Division: 101st Airborne
US Army Other: Military Intelligence

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Thomas Hoffman was born in 1945 in the Bronx and went to Catholic schools in Bogota and Englewood, New Jersey. Hoffman went to St. Bonaventure from 1963-1965, where he participated in ROTC. In November 1965, he entered the US Army serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam and in other assignments within the United States. Hoffman was trained in military intelligence and counterintelligence. After leaving the Army in 1972, he went on to work in the restaurant industry in a variety of management roles for over 30 years. Hoffman eventually obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees at Thomas Edison State College.

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

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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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"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.

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.

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.

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