Oral history interview with Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper, 2024 June

Date

2024 June

Summary

Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper is a retired United States Marine lieutenant general. Van Riper was a combat veteran—twice receiving the Silver Star Medal for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. At the time of his retirement, Van Riper was serving as the Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division and Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. Since his retirement, Van Riper has served on several advisory boards and panels. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

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Oral history interview with Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper

Creator/Contributor

Interviewee

Van Riper, Paul

Interviewer

Ganz, Jacob

Genre/Form

Interviews

Playing time

35 minutes 45 seconds

Rights

Copyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

Preferred citation

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Digital object type

Moving image

Subject

Declassified

Strategic planning

Air

Naval

Land/ground

Defense/War Department

Military (officers and civilians)

Military campaign games