Al Santoli
Encyclopedia
Albert Santoli is a decorated Vietnam
veteran
, author
and founder of the Asia America Initiative
, best known for his book, Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War. He served as a rifleman
for the 25th Infantry Division in Dau Tieng
.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
veteran
Veteran
A veteran is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..."...
, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and founder of the Asia America Initiative
Asia America Initiative
Asia America Initiative is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and field offices in Manila and war-torn Mindanao in the Philippines...
, best known for his book, Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War. He served as a rifleman
Rifleman
Although ultimately originating with the 16th century handgunners and the 17th century musketeers and streltsy, the term rifleman originated from the 18th century. It would later become the term for the archetypal common soldier.-History:...
for the 25th Infantry Division in Dau Tieng
Dau Tieng
Dau Tieng , is a district of Binh Duong Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 92,592. The district covers an area of 720 km². The district capital lies at Dầu Tiếng.-References:...
.
External links
- http://www.asiaamerica.org/