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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: Dennis Ray Johnson, Dennis Ray Johnson

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. Dennis Ray Johnson was a member of the United State Marine Corp and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He discusses: very brief information about his employment history before the war; how he was drafted and why he chose the Marine Corp; his military training; his experiences in the service and in the Vietnam War; his employment & his experiences after the war; other Vietnam veterans; stories about the South Korean R.O.K. Marines; some discussion of the Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom?); politics; the Kennedy assassination; a story …

Oral History Interview: Larry Blackaby, Larry Blackaby

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. Larry Blackaby was a veteran in the Vietnam War. He discusses: detailed information about basic training; detailed information about his experiences serving in Vietnam; a brief section on snakes in Vietnam, including an anecdote; a story of how he almost died; his experiences as part of military intelligence; R & R (Rest and Relaxation); his family; and other topics as well.

Oral History Interview: Norris H. Mitchell, Norris H. Mitchell

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. Mr. Norris H. Mitchell was a sergeant and a Vietnam veteran. He discusses: his military training (including Officer's Candidate School); very detailed information about his experiences serving in Vietnam; the Tet Offensive; returning to the United States after Vietnam; his education; the important of cadence while moving troops; an anecdote about R & R (Rest and Relaxation) in the Dominican Republic; why he enlisted in the service; segregation and African Americans in the service; stories about jumps & jump school; as well as sections on napalm & Agent …

Canary In The Dark, Andrea Fekete

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

I began researching Appalachian culture in 1998. I wanted to tell a story about conflict and beauty while revealing my vision of who my people were/are. I strived to create a fiction not unlike poetry with realistic and minimalist features to give Appalachia the most accurate face possible as perceived by me through my own lens.

I wanted to explore the idea of beauty: Virginia’s (the main character) ideas about her beauty, her culture and other cultures. What is beauty? Who defines it? Can it be found everywhere? How? What does it look like when it is somewhere you wouldn’t …