Stephen Landa oral history interview

The Scope and Contents note of this oral history was originally generated by feeding the electronic transcript into OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4o on 2027 July 26. It was then reviewed and edited by a human.

Oral history interview with Stephen Landa, Class of 1967, for the Dartmouth Vietnam Project. Landa recounts his early life growing up in New Jersey and Connecticut and early education at Staunton Military Academy. He describes his time at Dartmouth, where he participated in ROTC, the rugby team, and Psi Upsilon fraternity. Landa discusses his experience serving in the military following graduation, including his training at Fort Sill and Fort Knox and deployment to Vietnam, where he served as an advisor to the 34th Vietnamese Artillery Battalion and participated in the Battle of Hamburger Hill. He recounts facing anti-war sentiment after returning to the U.S., leading him to remain silent about his experiences for years. Landa discusses how changing public attitudes about the Vietnam War and his involvement with Dartmouth's Uniformed Service Alumni have encouraged him to share his story.