Lucero, Louie; Lucero, Athena; Lucero, Jacqueline (father, wife, daughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-03-05T11:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006269

Interview Description

Louie Lucero (57) talks with his wife Athena Lucero (55) and daughter Jacqueline Lucero (28) about his uncle dying in the Vietnam War.

Facilitator Subject Log

01:00 Louie talks about fond memories he has about visiting the pond and the park at East LA Public Library when he was younger.

12:00 Louie talks about his uncle Gabriel and how he was a mentor to him when he was a teenager.

16:20 Louie tells the story about how and why his uncle Gabriel decided to enlist in the military when he was 18.

20:00 Louie describes the day his uncle visited his family after boot camp, then shipped off to Vietnam. He then details the day a soldier arrived at their family's door to tell them their uncle had died in combat.

27:30 Louie tells a story about a mallard duck that became his family's pet.

33:00 Louie tells the story about how his grandmother had told him and his cousins that the mallard duck was his uncle visiting and saying goodbye for the last time.