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Oral History Interview: David Harris, David Harris

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mr. Harris was the Director of Equity Programs and Associate Human Resource Director at Marshall University, as well as the president of the Black Alumni Inc. He discusses: his family and his childhood; his education; his service in the U.S. Army and his experiences in Vietnam; a business he started; coming to work at Marshall University; the McClain family (who were involved in the NAACP and other church and civic functions); civil rights; funerals and cemeteries; church; some history of Huntington (WV); and other topics.

Oral History Interview: Sergeant David Sias, David Sias

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. David Sias was a sergeant in the U.S. Army and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He discusses: his experiences as a helicopter gunner and mechanic; very detailed information about his experiences in the service and the Vietnam War; a brief discussion of his education in West Virginia; some discussion of weapons; a brief discussion of the Iraqi War (Operation Iraqi Freedom?); some discussion of torture and corpse mutilation; and other topics.

Oral History Interview: Calvin Jean Zirkle, Calvin Jean Zirkle

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. This file contains an appendix of writings, photographs, and supporting information. Calvin J. Zirkle discusses: his family; his personal background; his service in the Korean War; difficulties he faced finding a job after the war; joining the military again (in the Air Force); his service in Vietnam (including being superintendent of vehicle maintenance); West Virginians in military service; his Bronze Star medal; his retirement; and other topics. This folder also contains works of poetry and prose.

Oral History Interview: Frank Mattie, Frank Mattie

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Mr. Mattie was working at the Regional Veterans Center. He was in the infantry in Vietnam and served in B Company, 2nd & 3rd Infantry from 1968 to 1970. He discusses: why he enlisted in the military; reasons people chose not to serve in Vietnam and his feelings towards people who didn't serve; returning to America and society's treatment of veterans; Vietnam in the entertainment media; his job as a counselor and head of a psychiatric ward at a hospital; his …

Oral History Interview: Foster Knight, Foster Knight

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Years before the interview, Foster Knight was a drill instructor at Parris Island, South Carolina. He discusses: his experiences in the military before and during Vietnam; his views on the mission of the war and the situation he faced in Vietnam; draft resisters and the anti-war movement; drug abuse; news media and the war; the Viet Cong; the Vietnamese people; veterans reentering America; meeting John Wayne and other celebrities; Operation Desert Storm; and other topics.

Oral History Interview: Jim Rogers, Jim Rogers

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Dr. Jim Rogers discusses: his education and employment history; a brief section on his military training; a very detailed discussion of his involvement with Vietnam Veterans of America (which is the bulk of the interview); a discussion of Agent Orange; other Vietnam veteran organizations (such as the National League of Families); a brief section on the political situation in the Philippines at the time; a lecture & slide presentation based on his return visits to Vietnam; and other topics.

Oral History Interview: Robert Cassell, Robert Cassell

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

At the time of the interview, Robert Cassell was working for the Veterans Administration in Charleston, WV. He discusses his background, his military service, his studies at Marshall University, President of the University Roland Nelson, student activism, newspapers, a book he was writing, and several wars (including ones in colonial times, Korea, and Vietnam).

Oral History Interview: Tom Woodruff, Tom Woodruff

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the history of Marshall University. This interview deals with : student activism and the Students for a Democratic Society organization at Marshall University; other organizations such as ROTC, United Mine Workers, National Hospital and Health Care Workers, and the Campus Christian Center; the Vietnam War; and a brief section on newspapers.

Oral History Interview: Perry Campbell, Perry Campbell

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Perry Campbell discusses: his childhood experiences leading up to his military service; some regrets he has about military service; his thoughts on the draft and military service; serving in Germany (including getting shot at for helping East Germans escape to West Germany); his experiences as a weapons tester with various types of firearms; his experiences in Vietnam; his thoughts on the war; the VVA organization (Vietnam Veterans of America); wounded soldiers; his employment; psychological problems from the war; Walter Reed Army Hospital; an incident …

Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Ernestine Thornton was a nurse during the Vietnam War and, at the time of the interview, she had been elected president of the West Virginia Council of the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America). She discusses: the National Convention of the VVA; individuals such as Robert Mueller (who was elected president of the organization) and Jeremiah Denton (a senator); the VVA in general; the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and its interactions with Vietnam veterans; controversy among some members of the organizations; her work as the president of …

Oral History Interview: Fred Donovan, Fred Donovan

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Dr. Donovan was a Vietnam veteran who was drafted in 1969 while he was a University of Iowa graduate student studying clinical psychology. He lost his leg in the service. At the time of the interview, he was working at the Shawnee Hills Mental Center in Charleston, WV. He discusses: going back to school after returning from Vietnam; disapproval towards the war and how people related that to him; Agent Orange; the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America), VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States); Ernestine …

Oral History Interview: James Jordan, James Jordan

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. James "Bud" Jordan discusses his family and his education, as well as enlisting in the Army. He then details his experiences in the army, and also talks about anti-war activity.

Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Ernestine Thornton was a nurse during the Vietnam War. She discusses: her family and personal history; her experiences during the war; the anti-war movement; post-traumatic stress disorder; the organization Vietnam Veterans Against the War; re-enrolling in school after the war; the Vietnam Memorial; and other topics.

Oral History Interview: Bill Fox, Bill Fox

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Bill Fox was an employee of Bailey and Thompson (Accounting?). He discusses: his family (including relatives who fought in the Civil War); his education; his employment; enlisting in the military; his training in the military; his experiences in the Vietnam War; anecdotes; weapons they used in the War; a very brief section on skin diving & fishing; returning to America; his views on big business; reenrolling in college and his experiences there; his marriage and divorce; working in the Owens Illinois …

Oral History Interview: Dave Evans And Rick Richards, Dave Evans

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans, and is conducted with both Dave Evans and Rick Richards. At the time of the interview, Dave Evans was the president of the West Virginia Vietnam Veterans of America, and Rick Richards was a member of the board. They discuss: individuals such as John Kerry (U.S. Senator), Danny Johns, Charlie Hamilton, Roy Hamilton, General Westmoreland, Ellsworth Bunker, Pol Pot, Jay Rockefeller, Randy Horn, Arch Moore, Gary Rogers, Jack Moon, & David Alistone; their experiences and views on the Vietnam War; other officers; other members of the military; …

Oral History Interview: Jeff Payne, Jeff Payne

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Payne discusses: his personal background and his family; his education; his experiences in the Vietnam War (he was part of Charlie Company Seventh Engineer Battalion); returning to school (college and flight school); his employment as a pilot; legal problems he experienced in Indonesia, which cost him his pilot license; subsequent employment (including at a service station, as a bartender, as a trucker, and as a child care worker); his views on Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder; his experiences after re-enrolling in college; and other …

Oral History Interview: John Williams, John Williams

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Williams was a Marshall student and a veteran. He discusses: his personal background and family (including a brother who served in Vietnam and later worked for a power company in Covington); enlisting in the Army; his experiences in the Army; his experiences as a Marshall student; his employment experiences; counseling; alcoholism; the experiences of Vietnam veterans when they returned home; and other topics.

Oral History Interview: James F. Hill, James F. Hill

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Hill discusses: his personal history and his family; entering the military; working in the Air Force; his experiences in Vietnam; alcoholism; his experiences in Germany and Europe with the Air Force; his experiences in Korea; a Korean women he had a relationship with and eventually married; his discharge from the military; reentering college; his work experiences; entering counseling; counseling in general; his experiences and activities as a veteran; the VVA's relationship with other veteran organizations; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; and discrimination against Vietnam …

Oral History Interview: Mark Moore, Mark Moore

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Moore discusses: his family, including his father and brother serving in Vietnam; his college career and his degree in art; art in general as well as painting and printmaking; other artists and veterans he knew; his employment (including a story about emptying mud from a field for a construction crew); a story of being physically assaulted in Washington D.C.; and his service in the Navy.

Oral History Interview: Maurice Clark, Maurice Clark

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Maurice Clark was assistant vice president of Huntington Federal (bank?). He discusses: his personal history and his family; his service in Vietnam; contracting malaria in Vietnam; his views on the Vietnamese people; his experience returning to America after the war and his employment; and pursuing a degree at Marshall University.

Oral History Interview: Glen Hager, Glen Hager

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Glen Hager was a staff member of the Veteran's Outreach Center. He discusses: the history, function, and duties of the Center; his service in the Navy during the Vietnam War; alcohol abuse during the war; his interactions with the Vietnamese people; suicide; his discharge from service; enrolling at Marshall University after the war; student protests to the war; his counseling degree; bureaucracies; the relationships between Vietnam veterans and veterans of other wars; and his work with mentally ill patients.

Oral History Interview: Randy Bowles, Randy Bowles

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Bowles discuses: duties during the war (including cut and point); his experiences during the war; morale during the war; his views on draft resisters; his experiences after the war (including his employment, which included Galpin's Music Company, K-Mart, a laundry, a post office in Charleston, and as a leather worker); as well as the Vietnam Veterans of America Home and its relationship to other veterans organizations.

Oral History Interview: Roger Sanford, Roger Sanford

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Sanford discusses: his personal and educational background; his military training; his father's reaction to him going into the war; his travel to Vietnam; his experiences in the war; his experiences after the war; books written about the war; wounded soldiers; veterans committing suicide; drug abuse during and after the war; health problems after the war; and Vietnam veterans in general.

Oral History Interview: David Conley, David Conley

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Conley discusses: his views on the Vietnamese people; relations between African-American soldiers and white soldiers; drugs and alcohol in the war; the protest movement; how veterans were treated when they returned home; his views on draft resisters; the effects of Vietnam on his life; other Vietnam veterans; how the Vietnamese treated American soldiers; and a brief mention of Jane Fonda.

Oral History Interview: John Sherman Cooper, John Sherman Cooper

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

In OH64-208, Senator John Sherman Cooper discusses his childhood, his education, community life, his political career, his legal career as a circuit judge, running for governor of Kentucky, his military career during World War II, the Marshall Plan, Congress, NATO, the United Nations, Communism, the Vietnam War, and serving as Ambassador to East Germany. He also discusses various political figures including Alban Barkley, Happy Chandler, chief Justice Frederick Vinson, Harry Truman, Joseph McCarthy, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy (and his assassination), and Barry Goldwater.

In OH64-208A, Cooper discusses the Vietnam War in depth. The interview also includes sections …