Interview with Richard Gilbert [October 15, 2012]
Gilbert, Richard
Veterans
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States
Personal narratives, American
Interviews
Richard Gilbert served in the army for three years during the Vietnam War. He was a volunteer right out of high school, and figured the military was his only way to get to college. He was stationed in Pleiku, Vietnam and worked as a military police officer. He saw very little combat but his base was ambushed a couple of times. After the 3 years were up he majored in art at Applachian State and worked as a middle school art teacher.
Spiker, Cody
Gilbert, Richard
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English
English
Oral History
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Interview with Michael Nelson, 10 March 2011
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Veterans
Nelson, Michael
Personal narratives, American
United States
Interviews
Michael Nelson served in the Marine Corps as a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He describes his experience in Iraq as quite boring, and his basic training as much more lively. His greatest challenges have been adjusting back to civilian life.
Favorov, Julia
Nelson, Michael
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English
English
Sound
Interview with Michael McMahan, 11 March 2011
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Veterans
McMahan, Michael
Personal narratives, American
United States
Interviews
Michael McMahan is interviewed about his service in the US Navy aboard the USS Ranger. He spent the majority of his time as a mess cook at the bottom of a ship, and was never stationed in Vietnam.
McMahan, Bradley
McMahan, Michael
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English
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Sound
Interview with Richard Gilbert, 15 October 2012
Gilbert, Richard
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Veterans
Personal narratives, American
United States
Personal narratives, American
Richard Gilbert served in the army for three years during the Vietnam War. He was a volunteer right out of high school, and figured the military was his only way to get to college. He was stationed in Pleiku, Vietnam and worked as a military police officer. He saw very little combat but his base was ambushed a couple of times. After the 3 years were up he majored in art at Appalachian State and worked as a middle school art teacher.
Spiker, Cody
Gilbert, Richard
<a title="UA.5018. American Military History Course Records" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/167" target="_blank">UA.5018. American Military History Course Records</a>
Copyright for the Veterans Oral History Project's audio and transcripts is held by Appalachian State University. These materials are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used.
English
English
Sound
Interview with Nicholas D. Bailey, 8 March 2012
Bailey, Nicholas D.
Veterans
United States
Interviews
Nick Bailey enlisted in the Marine Corps directly after high school and went to basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina. He worked as a logician for 8 years and was able to travel to every continent save Antarctica. The closest thing he saw to combat was in Haiti, where they had to walk around armed because many Haitians did not want them there. He came back to the States and enrolled at ASU after his service and says the military was a very good choice for him because it gave him direction in his life.
Hartsell, Daniel
Bailey, Nicholas D.
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Copyright for the Veterans Oral History Project's audio and transcripts is held by Appalachian State University. These materials are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used.
English
English
Sound
Interview with Wilson Benson Marsh, 16 October 2011
World War II, 1939-1945
Benson, Wilson
Veterans
Personal narratives, American
United States
Interviews
William Benson Marsh joined the Army Reserve in High School, 1944. The interview talks about his service during World War II, the USO shows to entertain the troops, basic training, and the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Marsh, Wilson Benson
Marsh, Andrew
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English
Interview with Professor Paul Maney, 12 October 2011
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Maney, Paul
Veterans
Personal narratives, American
United States
Interviews
Marshall Ospina interviews Paul Maney who served during the Vietnam War. He describes his time in Basic Training as very dark and disturbing. He was trained in Fort Dix, but never deployed, and spent most of his time doing administrative work in Colorado. He did not like serving in the military and got out as soon as he could. He used the GI Bill to go to school and eventually became a professor of military history.
Maney, Paul
Ospina, Marshall
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English