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Item Number: OH0200 (Record 64287)
Title:
Interview with Bill Lair (by: Stephen Maxner) - December 11, 2001
Interview Date:
11 December 2001
Collection:
Bill Lair Collection (Air America Association)
Media Type:
Oral History (Mini Disc)
Length:
08:46:48 hr/min/sec
Description:
(CIA) Bill Lair served with the Central Intelligence Agency in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam from 1951 to 1980. He established the PARU (The Thai Paramilitary Police Unit) and PARU Jungle Training Facility. The PARU later served as a model for the War in Laos and PARU members served as the primary trainers for the Hmong and other Laotian forces. The interview covers Bill Lair's early life growing up in Texas as well as his experiences as a mortar platoon member in the 3rd Armored Division during WWII. Most of the interview covers events and activities in Southeast Asia.
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Citation:
Interview with Bill Lair,  11 December 2001, Bill Lair Collection, The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University. Accessed 20 May. 2013. <http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=OH0200>.
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