Newton Talks, an oral history project. Interview with Philip Stoner, a Vietnam War veteran.
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Newton Talks is an oral history project initiated in 2015 by the City of Newton Mayor's Office. It involves a collaboration among several city departments including Historic Newton, Newton Free Library, Newton Senior Center, Newton Veterans Services and Crossing Generations, a Newton South High School student group that aims to bridge the gap between generations. The project will be conducted in phases, the first of which focuses on Veterans' stories and experiences.

Digital slide show created by John Walsh.

Interviewed by Melanie Egan and Lora Marks (Crossing Generations) and Clara Silverstein (Historic Newton).

Recorded at Newton Free Library, Newton Mass. on June 2, 2016.

Philip Stoner enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in August, 1966 at the age of 23. He attended Officer Candidates School (OCS) receiving his commission in October of the same year. Stoner received training at the Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Civil Affairs School in Fort Gordon, Georgia before deployment to Qủang Tr⁾ (Province), Vietnam. He was assigned to Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Company K; 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines; H & S Companies, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines. Stoner saw all four corners of Leatherneck Square. He was subsequently attached to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines as a Civil Affairs Officer. Stoner completed active duty in 1969, but continued in the reserves until 1971. Post-service, Stoner attended Wentworth Institute graduating with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He then attended Milkin University. Stoner discusses the disconnect between civilians and the military, treating Vietnamese children for yaws disease, his own exposure to Agent Orange, post-military life, and growing up in Auburndale (Newton), Mass.

Preferred citation: Newton Talks, an oral history project, interview with Philip Stoner, a Vietnam War veteran. Special Collections, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.