| The Creative Expressions of... Bill Vivrett |
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THE EXIT INTERVIEW Page 3 of 6 G.B., �What else did you do in the infantry?� W.V., �We walked. A LOT! Mostly in the rain and mud.� G.B., �What were you trained to do?� W.V., �Run through the woods fast and yell �Kill�.� G.B., �Who was your platoon leader?� W.V., �I think it was Lieutenant Calley.� G.B., �What else did you shout�to build morale?� W.V., �The Union-Forever.� W.V., �Uh, maybe our platoon leader was a Mr. Hyde. I forget things.� G.B., �Talk about other training.� W.V., �We got to shoot a lot of noisy guns, run from tanks, get sun tanned operating machine gun targets, dodge ricochets and generally have a jolly time getting grungy.� G.B., �What did you do on weekends?� W.V., �Usually more of the same-like move rocks, crawl in the mud, dig holes, choose up sides and clean the latrine or hold choir rehearsals. G.B., �What is the funniest thing you remember in the service?� W.V., �Being in the service. Just kidding; funniest thing was Puerto Rican non-coms every morning, kicking over double-decker bunks-a wake up call for the troops. The bunks would go down like dominoes-in slow motion.� G.B., �Tell me more about those military days.� (Our Hero), �In South Carolina, we used to choose up sides and play war games: �You 5,000 over there-you�re the bad guys. And take off those black cowboy hats!� �You 5,000 over here-you are the good guys. Wait until dark-and come out shooting.� �Private V, when did you get time to paint butterflies on your hard hat?� G.B., �Military awards?� W.V., �First to be taken prisoner in all major war games. Should I go on?� G.B., �STOP. You�re giving the peace-time infantry a bad name.� W.V., �I try.� G.B., �Let�s go on to something else.� G.B., �In all your years of teaching art, what was your favorite time?� W.V., �Summer.� G.B., �No, no. I mean during your school day?� W.V., �Afternoon naps.� |
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| Updated 12.10.04 |
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