First Person Account: Fred Castleberry

Grade Range: 2-12
Resource Type(s): Primary Sources, Interactives & Media
Duration: 2 minutes
Date Posted: 6/21/2009

Fred Castleberry, an US infantryman in Vietnam, tells how a Huey saved his life after he was wounded in battle.

This video is part of the Price of Freedom learning resources package for use with the The Soldiers Experience lesson plan. It was produced to accompany the exhibition The Price of Freedom: Americans at War.

National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

2: The changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War I

Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)

2: How the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes

1: How post-World War II reconstruction occurred, new international power relations took shape, and colonial empires broke up

Instructional Strategies

Multimedia instruction

Museum education